Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 10 ?

FLASH MUSICALS

Flash Musicals was originally set up with the view to offering young people from low income and disadvantaged backgrounds the chance to become involved in the performing arts. The Charity is particularly keen to work with young and older people who are disabled and/or have special needs. The Charity will encourage and promote healthy lifestyle choices incorporating our community fruit/veg project.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 gender

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£184£130£54n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22*£100£116£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£99£96£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£110£79£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£85£74£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£99£78£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£88£68£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16?£84£84£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/15£121£118£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/14£102£108£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/13£89£86£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/12£124£108£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/11£113£118£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/10£138£132£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/09*£110£115£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/08£177£157£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/07*£98£80£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/01/06?*£74£48£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£38£62£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£74£48£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.flashmusicals.co.uk

flashmusicals@aol.com

02089529134

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Barnet, Brent, Harrow,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
Greater London Authority£20,000
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
John Lyon's Charity£8,000
DCMS£7,400
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£1,200 05/06/2023
Summer Play Scheme
National Lottery Community Fund - Toilet Facilities for Community Garden
£10,000 19/08/2022
The funding will be used to install an outside toilet in the community garden that's fully accessible for disabled people. The project aims to ensure residents of the Chandos Housing Estate and the various user groups of Flash Musicals are able to ....more
Greater London Authority - Flash Musicals
£20,000 11/12/2021
Chandos Housing Estate Community Garden
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Flash Musicals
£4,000 01/06/2021
Summer Musical Theatre Workshops. - Songwriting/Studio Workshops
National Lottery Community Fund - Cooking for success
£10,000 12/03/2021
3
The funding will be used to create a new kitchen and dining area within the community hub which can be available to regular disabled users and to prepare cook hot meals for members of the Polish community. The aim of the project is to make ....more
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Flash Musicals
£4,000 13/08/2020
12
Song Writing and Recording Studio Workshops
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,400 08/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Energy efficient heating system in our performing arts theatre
£10,000 17/10/2019
12
Energy efficient heating system in our performing arts theatre
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Flash Musicals
£4,000 29/06/2019
12
Summer Holiday Musical Theatre workshops
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£3,000 04/12/2018
To fully utilise our existing recording facilities to run a series of music-writing and recording workshops led by a professional song-writer, which allow young people in our area to express their thoughts and feelings in an appropriate manner ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Improved access to our community garden
£10,000 17/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to build an access ramp to a community garden. The project aims to make the space fully accessible for visitors.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Flash Musicals
£10,000 01/11/2017
installation of a ramp and perimeter pathways for a charity which works with disabled people in London
National Lottery Community Fund - Better on site security.
£10,000 14/06/2017
12
This project will install a shutter system on the community building. This will protect the security of the building and equipment and ensure a safer place free from anti-social behaviour and crime.
National Lottery Community Fund - Carpark upgrade at Flash Musicals.
£10,000 29/03/2016
12
The group will use the funding to resurface their existing car park facilities. This will improve the facilities by making it safe and accessible all year. Beneficiaries from diverse community groups attend a range of activities and clubs held at ....more
London Marathon Charitable Trust - To install an assault course and outside gym in new garden area
£23,000 10/12/2014
Towards installing an assault course and outside gym
National Lottery Community Fund - Sensory Room for young people with special needs and disabilities
£10,000 27/08/2014
12
Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Outside play area for children in Chandos Housing Estate
£10,000 04/04/2013
12
This is a project by a charity in Harrow. The group will use the funding to create a new soft play area for the children of parents who attend their clubs and activity programmes. This will provide children a new play resource to enjoy whilst ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Flash Internet TV Station
£10,000 20/10/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Harrow. The group will use funding to provide internet TV broadcast facilities for use by children, young people and community groups. This will provide young people with a voice in their community and positive ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Gender Split

  • FRANCIS CAROL ANN O'DONAGHUE (Chair)
  • JEAN MARIA FULCHER
  • SHARON LYDIA MURPHY
  • STEPHEN JEFFREY SYMMONDS Appointed: 2012
  • STEPHEN CRANMER Appointed: 2016
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/10/2002, number: 1094205
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR22: 70 days late, AR09: 1 days late, AR07: 139 days late, AR06: 355 days late,
Main office

43 WENLOCK ROAD
EDGWARE
HA8 9JG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE ART AND SCIENCE OF THE VISUAL, MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC ARTS IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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