- Request
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I would like to request information under the freedom of information act for the set of accounts for the last 5 years for the Usher Gallery.
1. I would like details of all the expenses related to the running of the Usher gallery and income it receives from grants etc.
2. If there are staff costs across sites then please break down the figures to show the proportion of staff time that is spent at the usher gallery and the number of staff that is needed to run the gallery,
- Decision
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Please find below analysis of the costs within the Heritage Service with regards to the operation of the Usher Gallery including the management of associated collections and the exhibitions programme.
This does not include the below the line costs such as Property, IT and HR.
Q1 and Q2
Utilities
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
2018-19
Average
Electricity
£7,298
£6,769
£3,546
£7,580
£7,087
£6,456
Gas
£7,316
£7,793
£7,825
£3,504
£7,096
£6,707
Rates
£31,758
£32,005
£28,081
£32,472
£39,069
£32,677
Water
£953
£0
£1,289
£882
£488
£722
Total
£47,325
£46,567
£40,741
£44,438
£53,740
£46,562
Staffing Costs
Front of House Team - £79,812 (doesn't include annual leave and sickness cover for officers)
2.65 FTE Visitor Experience Officers (7hrs a day 7 days a week)
0.10 FTE Caretaker
0.10 FTE Visitor Experience Manager
Collections Management Team - £49,168
0.8 FTE Collections Development Officer
0.2 FTE Collections Development Assistant
0.2 FTE Preservation Officer
0.1 FTE Collections Development Manager
0.1 FTE Collections Manager
Exhibitions Team - £36,342
0.6 FTE Exhibition Officer
0.4 FTE Exhibition Manager
Collections and Conservation Budgets (approximately 20% of each of whole service)
£3295 (excluding insurance costs)
£8100 - £28000 (including cost of insurance of collections)
Other Costs
Buildings Insurance £2,750
Income
Arts Council England NPO income £21,500 (estimated 30% per year from £71,411.00 grant)
Average of one wedding per year profit £1,000
Life Drawing income £2,000 (staffed as LIEU so net income lower)
Shop profit £3,000
- Reference number
- FOI0196
- Date request received
- 13 June 2019
- Date of decision
- 18 July 2019