Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 4

No PartB

All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 1

U CAN SPRAY CIO

Founded in 2017 in order to inspire and engage young people from all backgrounds into cultural and artistic experiences through spray-painting. Our beneficiaries are anyone who is disengaged from society for reasons beyond their control. At CAN we specialise in an artform which speaks to young people in their language. Street- art,

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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Income & Spending ?

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
30/09/22	*	£23	£25	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
30/09/21		£18	£21	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/09/20		£27	£19	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
30/09/19		£13	£9	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
30/09/18	*	£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

https://www.ucanspray.com

info@ucanspray.com

07342799420

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Throughout London, West Sussex,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to U CAN Spray CIO
£10,000	11/06/2021	U CAN Spray creates inclusive arts experiences to positively impact individuals and communities. They have been working to support young people with mental health and social isolation issues due to ....more U CAN Spray creates inclusive arts experiences to positively impact individuals and communities. They have been working to support young people with mental health and social isolation issues due to the Covid crisis and school closures. Funding was provided towards core costs and running costs to scale up their work to meet increased demand.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to U CAN Spray CIO
£5,000	18/11/2019 9	Funding was provided to support the building of sustainable partnerships with local groups and organisations, and to test a series of creative street art workshops with new communities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLINE HELEN RICHARDS BA Appointed: 2017

HARRIET ELIZABETH CAVANAGH Appointed: 2020

SARAH ELLEN GILLINGS MA Appointed: 2017

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/06/2017, number: 1173577

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR22: 15 days late, AR18: 3 days late,

Main office

X5, Chartered Accountants
2 Upperton Gardens
EASTBOURNE
East Sussex
BN21 2AH

Objectives

(A)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16 TO 24 WHO ARE NOT IN EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, OR TRAINING BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF ARTISTIC, CULTURAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:I)ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND II)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT AND ADVANCING EDUCATION.(B)TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF POVERTY, ISOLATION, AGE, DISABILITY, ILLNESS, BULLYING, A RECORD OF OFFENDING OR OTHERWISE, THROUGH CREATIVE ART MAKING, SPRAY-PAINTING WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY PROJECTS WHICH ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SKILLS AND TO TAKE PART IN CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES WHICH ENCOURAGE AND ASSIST THE INDIVIDUAL TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND FIND POSITIVE SOLUTIONS TO THEIR PROBLEMS.(C)TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR VISUAL ARTS, BY COMMISSIONING AND EXECUTING PUBLIC ART MURALS, INSTALLATIONS AND EXHIBITIONS.

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