Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Fundraising costs high: -3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 12

AUTOGRAPH ABP

To advance the education of the public in the subject of photography.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Established: 15 years
(35 years as a company)

www.autograph-abp.co.uk

info@autograph-abp.co.uk

02077299200

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£1,099	£1,207	£-108	£268	£1,565	£1,130	11.2	16	0
31/03/22		£1,327	£1,249	£77	£290	£1,673	£1,157	11.1	17	0
31/03/21		£1,449	£1,048	£401	£246	£1,596	£1,074	12.3	17	0
31/03/20		£1,352	£1,182	£170	£293	£1,194	£752	7.6	12	2
31/03/19		£1,257	£1,183	£74	£296	£1,024	£560	5.7	31	1
31/03/18		£985	£1,040	£-54	£0	£743	£431	5	12	0
31/03/17		£1,291	£1,062	£230	£0	£798	£390	4.4	9	0
31/03/16	*	£1,304	£995	£309	£0	£568	£371	4.5	8	0
31/03/15		£700	£687	£12	£4	£259	£251	4.4	5	0
31/03/14		£467	£482	£-15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£502	£514	£-12	£5	£262	£257	6	5	0
31/03/12		£725	£684	£41	£4	£274	£263	4.6	6	0
31/03/11		£600	£582	£18	£4	£233	£213	4.4	6	0
31/03/10		£562	£488	£74	£4	£215	£192	4.7	6	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 30.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 22.2%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 20%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 41%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 72%
Reserves/Spending: 11.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 13 months
Quick Ratio: 3.5

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

16 employees

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£802,657
City Bridge Trust	£133,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£50,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£27,900
Esmee Fairbairn	£18,409

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Autograph ABP
£93,500	11/05/2023	£93,600 over three further and final years (£31,100, £30,500, £32,000) towards creative art workshops at Autograph, which will be co-led by an artist with complex needs, for families who have a ....more £93,600 over three further and final years (£31,100, £30,500, £32,000) towards creative art workshops at Autograph, which will be co-led by an artist with complex needs, for families who have a child or children with SEND.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000	30/04/2021	Weston Culture Fund to Regular Grant
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Autograph ABP
£27,900	06/08/2020	COVID19 AUTOGRAPH ABP
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Autograph ABP
£40,000	17/07/2020 24	£40,000 over two years (£20,000 x 2) towards artist-led creative workshops for families with a child or children with SEND and in London.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Autograph ABP
£18,409	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-22
£712,880	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Autograph ABP
£89,777	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Autograph ABP
£100,000	02/08/2017	Building A Resilient Archive for the Future
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Autograph ABP
£108,419	23/11/2016 36	Towards a public programmes coordinator post to facilitate new models of community and audience engagement.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Canvas(s)
£59,824	21/03/2016 14	Autograph wants to explore and test ideas for increasing access opportunities for young refugees at the National Gallery and develop a potentially scalable methodology to improve access and ....more Autograph wants to explore and test ideas for increasing access opportunities for young refugees at the National Gallery and develop a potentially scalable methodology to improve access and participation practice that can be shared across the cultural sector.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Autograph ABP
£96,800	30/09/2014	In a different light - building autograph ABP's collection of photography, expanding the narratives on black representation
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Autograph ABP
£93,666	16/10/2012	Towards the salary of a programme co-ordinator to facilitate new models of community and audience engagement with the organisation’s collection.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 14/15 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-77

ANTHONY JAMES STEVENSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Finance Director

ANNE WILLIAMS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Academic

CAMILLE VIVIEN BECKMANN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Student And Freelancer

CANDACE LAMAE ALLEN Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Writer

CARO HOWELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Museum Director, Other trusteeships: THE IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM DEVELOPMENT TRUST, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM ARTS TRUST,

CAROL TULLOCH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Artist

ERIC DAVIS COLLINS Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Mobile Software

GARY YOUNGE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Journalist

GUY NICHOLSON Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Local Councillor

JENNIFER RICKETTS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Photography Editor, Curator And Consultant, Other trusteeship: MARTIN PARR FOUNDATION,

JOHN ELLIS Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: COMBE-IN-TEIGNHEAD VILLAGE HALL,

MARK ANTHONY SEALY Appointed: 1992, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeships: AUTOGRAPH ARTS, BALTIC FLOUR MILLS VISUAL ARTS TRUST,

PAWLET BROOKES Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Ceo Serendipity, Other trusteeship: SERENDIPITY ARTISTS MOVEMENT LIMITED,

RUPERT CHRISTOPHER GREY Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: JOHN KOBAL FOUNDATION,

ROGER MALBERT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Curator

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/01/2009, number: 1127712
Registered at Companies House on 08/08/1988, number: 02285116

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR16: 2 days late, AR13: 56 days late,

Main office

AUTOGRAPH A B P
1 RIVINGTON PLACE
LONDON
EC2A 3BA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF PHOTOGRAPHY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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