Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 14 ?

KERNOW EDUCATION ARTS PARTNERSHIP

KEAP is a strategic leader in arts and creative education in Cornwall. In 2017 we opened The Writers' Block based in Redruth, where we champion the writer in everyone.
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 age and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

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
31/03/23£215£228£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£212£199£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£145£119£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£159£138£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£108£122£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£121£126£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£158£147£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£175£183£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£140£159£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£189£185£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£116£134£-18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£151£151£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£206£218£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£165£172£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£170£190£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£187£277£-91n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£170£340£-170n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£306£287£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£297£295£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04*£234£215£19n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.thewritersblock.org.uk

info@keap.org.uk

07771981094

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS£47,904
National Lottery Community Fund£19,550
Postcode Local Trust£19,231
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Postcode Local Trust - Project Funding
£19,231 29/09/2023
We delivered creative writing, drama & illustration after school & holiday clubs for local children, and a young people's showcase.
National Lottery Community Fund - Pens Paper Envelopes
£9,950 16/09/2022
The funding will be used to support an intergenerational letter writing project between the elderly and primary school age children. The project aims to build relationships and reduce feelings of isolation and digital exclusion.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£15,000 12/11/2021
36
Realising our Ambition
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,800 24/07/2020
"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
DCMS - Finding the Way Back
£40,104 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Story for Language & Literacy
£9,600 24/01/2020
12
This project will support and develop a language skills programme for parents and children with disabilities in early language and literacy skills.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 22/11/2019
The Writers' Block Community Outreach
National Lottery Community Fund - The Writers? Block
£5,000 23/04/2019
12
TPP4 - The Writers' Block
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Story Seekers
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
The funding will be used to run sessions for young children to explore stories with their parents through music and movement, allowing them to develop speaking, listening and literacy skills.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Kernow Education Arts Partnership
£20,000 25/07/2017
12
Towards core costs to underpin the organisation's work developing inclusive access to creative writing in Cornwall.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Kernow Education Arts Partnership
£90,000 14/05/2014
Towards developing The Story Republic and work for children and families across Cornwall.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Kernow Education Arts Partnership
£30,000 26/03/2013
Towards the development and testing of The Story Republic, which engages people of all ages in the magic of live story-telling in a variety of settings around Cornwall.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 32-66
  • CASEY CLEONE BOTTONO Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Workshop Facilitator
  • CATHERINE JANE GIBBARD Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Participation & Learning Programmer
  • DAVID BARTON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Education Consultant
  • GRAEME PLUNKETT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: School Effectiveness Officer
  • IAN KENNETH ABRAHAMS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Manager
  • LINDSEY VICTORIA HALL Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/12/2002, number: 1095166
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/07/2001, number: 04253902
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR04: 68 days late,
Main office

The Villa
Scorrier
REDRUTH
Cornwall
TR16 5AU

Objectives

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON YOUNG PEOPLE, IN THE FIELD OF THE CREATIVE ARTS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR ALL ASPECTS OF ARTS EDUCATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE CORNWALL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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