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Modern Masterpieces

24 /100

Clarity score

Poor

Historical financial rating & register information

24/100 Clarity Score · 2 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2022

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Is Modern Masterpieces a good charity?

Modern Masterpieces scores 24/100 (2 stars, Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2022 (£219k total income, cause-spend split not disclosed). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£219k

Accounts 2022-03-31

Spending

£270k

Accounts 2022-03-31

Charitable activities

Not disclosed

No separate spending figure

Accounts filing

Missing

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London · UK-wide · EC2Y 8DS Reg 1109451 Registered charity Official website Charity Commission register

What does Modern Masterpieces do?

Modern Masterpieces exists to develop and promote the work of choreographer and artist Michael Clark who is widely recognised as one of this country's most significant dancers and choreographers to emerge in the last 20 years. It also aims to support Clark in his artistic development, to build audiences and promote awareness of his work in this country and abroad.

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does Modern Masterpieces raise and spend?

Accounts period 2021-04-01 to 2022-03-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

Modern Masterpieces revenue and expenses for 2022
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £219k —
Total expenditure £270k —
Charitable activities Not disclosed —

What changed in Modern Masterpieces’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2022 compared with 2021. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
−20.1%
£274k → £219k
Spending change
+18.0%
£229k → £270k
Charitable activities share
Not disclosed
Both years need a disclosed spending split.

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2022) · £270k spent. Not disclosed in this filing — the Charity Commission return omits the charitable-activities split.

From the annual return

What does Modern Masterpieces pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers Modern Masterpieces gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2022, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

How much are Modern Masterpieces's highest-paid staff paid?

Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. The chief executive's pay is normally disclosed in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report.

Does Modern Masterpieces receive government funding?

Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports £204k from government grants.

In its annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022, Modern Masterpieces says it raises funds from the public and does not use a professional fundraiser.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Modern Masterpieces as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
04889089 (Companies House)
Also known as
Michael Clark Company
Where it says it operates
Throughout England and Wales

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have Modern Masterpieces's finances changed over five years?

Income fell 69% from £699k in 2018 to £219k in 2022; spending was £270k in 2022.

£0 £200k £400k £600k £800k 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Income 2018: £699k Spending 2018: £617k Income 2019: £537k Spending 2019: £598k Cause spend 2019: £598k Income 2020: £222k Spending 2020: £256k Income 2021: £274k Spending 2021: £229k Income 2022: £219k Spending 2022: £270k
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Modern Masterpieces income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2022 £219k £270k Not disclosed
2021 £274k £229k Not disclosed
2020 £222k £256k Not disclosed
2019 £537k £598k £598k
2018 £699k £617k Not disclosed

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

How does Modern Masterpieces compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below Modern Masterpieces, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Income band (£100k–£500k) 1stpercentile

Scores at or above 1% of 1,002 charities in its income band · 24/100 vs 52 peer average.

Arts & culture charities 0thpercentile

Scores at or above 0% of 617 charities in this cause · 24/100 vs 73 peer average.

Where Modern Masterpieces sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about Modern Masterpieces

In 2022, reported income was £219,190 and expenditure was £269,765. Expenditure exceeded income by £50,575. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income fell 20.1% compared with 2021. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

A separate charitable-activities spending figure is not available for this year in our dataset. We cannot calculate an annual programme-spending share from these fields.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Other Charitable Activities.

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Explore source-checked support routes

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2019-03-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

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What is Modern Masterpieces's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

48/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for Modern Masterpieces
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

0% 0/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 3 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

40% 4/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

17/100

Financial Health metrics for Modern Masterpieces
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

0% Not stated · 0/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

50% 5/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

0% Not stated · 0/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

0/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for Modern Masterpieces
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

0% Not stated · 0/10 pts
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

0% Not stated · 0/10 pts

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

0/100

Community Support metrics for Modern Masterpieces
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

0% Not reported · 0/10 pts

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What trust indicators does Modern Masterpieces have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    Filing status: missing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    3 trustees on the Charity Commission register

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

Separate from our financial scores. Registration records a commitment to the Code of Fundraising Practice; it does not certify every fundraising activity.

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Official register

Reg 1109451

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Val Bourne Cbe
  • Margot Henderson since 2016
  • Andrew Bonacina since 2019

How reliable is Modern Masterpieces's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2022
Filing date
—
Data refreshed

Low confidence — key filing data unavailable

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 4015681. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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  1. 1. Match the name and charity number

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about Modern Masterpieces's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is Modern Masterpieces a good charity? +

Modern Masterpieces scores 24 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Its recent filings do not disclose a charitable-activities spend split and its accounts are missing. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is Modern Masterpieces a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists Modern Masterpieces as a registered charity (charity number 1109451). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1109451&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is Modern Masterpieces's charity number? +

Modern Masterpieces's charity number is 1109451. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is Modern Masterpieces's charity rating? +

Modern Masterpieces scores 24 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does Modern Masterpieces have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Modern Masterpieces. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: poor filing history). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches Modern Masterpieces? +

Modern Masterpieces does not disclose a charitable-activities spend split in its recent UK regulator filings, so there is no official figure for how much of a donation reaches the cause. CharityCompare reports this as "not disclosed" rather than assuming a number.

What are Modern Masterpieces's overheads? +

Modern Masterpieces's recent UK regulator filings do not disclose a fundraising or governance cost split, so no official overhead percentage is available. Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.

How much income does Modern Masterpieces receive? +

Modern Masterpieces reported £219k total income in its 2022 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: declining.

Are Modern Masterpieces's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: missing. CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is Modern Masterpieces based? +

Modern Masterpieces's registered contact address is in London (EC2Y 8DS). It tells the regulator it operates in England and Wales, with a focus on arts & culture.

How much is Modern Masterpieces's chief executive paid? +

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.

Does Modern Masterpieces receive government funding? +

Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports £204k from government grants.

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Modern Masterpieces? +

The register records Modern Masterpieces as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.

Are Modern Masterpieces's trustees paid? +

Modern Masterpieces's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2022 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

When was Modern Masterpieces registered as a charity? +

Modern Masterpieces was entered on the register on 12 May 2005. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04889089).

How does CharityCompare score Modern Masterpieces? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in Modern Masterpieces's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and Modern Masterpieces's most recent accounts cover 2022. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.