Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -9
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 0 ?

APSARA ARTS

The charity exists to educate people of Asian descent in particular by the provision of arts and heritage projects so as to :- Further their understanding of Asian Arts and Heritage- Empower them and raise their self-esteem- Promote greater appreciation of Asian Art and break down barriers to community cohesion
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there only 3 trustees?
  • Why is the Board composition very static and has little diversity in terms of age?

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£147£124£23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£120£102£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£55£68£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£76£79£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£59£52£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£42£52£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£45£36£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£40£48£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£62£60£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£59£43£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£48£48£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£49£41£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£47£47£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£48£41£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£9£35£-26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£51£44£7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07*£37£32£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£34£32£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£71£54£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.apsaraarts.co.uk

info@apsaraarts.co.uk

02086656594

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • 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
National Lottery Heritage Fund£99,929
BBC Children in Need£33,428
National Lottery Community Fund£19,569
Postcode Society Trust£17,792
DCMS£13,300
Sport England£7,640
The Clothworkers Foundation£6,000
Greater London Authority£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Mind Matters' (working title)
£9,894 02/12/2022
The funding will be used to run workshops for people to stay fit improve wellbeing and reduce isolation using Indian dance movements. The project targets diverse communities in particular Asian women over 55 years old.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Postcode Society Trust - Capacity building
£17,792 27/07/2022
Funding facilitated 24 regular community events to re-engage & connect through activities that improve their wellbeing and quality of life.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£95,929 11/11/2021
I saw a god dance
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Apsara Arts
£6,000 01/07/2021
purchase of IT and sewing equipment* for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Croydon
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Girls Can' Working title
£9,675 27/05/2021
The funding will be used to deliver keep fit cooking craft and cultural arts sessions for young BAME girls. The project aims to reduce barriers to activities and decrease isolation.
Greater London Authority - London Community Story Grant
£1,500 16/03/2021
To analyse, present and share community on-traditional/creative insights
Sport England - TGC CF Keep-fit Bollyfun
£7,640 05/01/2021
11
This project will deliver weekly dance and yoga sessions to women and girls aged 16+.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£29,858 19/12/2020
This project will provide arts and drama activities for young people from Asian communities affected by local deprivation. The activities will build positive relationships, help manage feelings and emotions and build confidence.
DCMS - CRF20 Apsara Arts
£13,300 14/10/2020
Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£4,000 02/07/2020
COVID19 Apsara Arts
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£3,070 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staff hours, technology and resources to support children and young people in BME communities who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will improve their emotional wellbeing.
Greater London Authority - Keep fit Bollyfun, working title
£3,435 01/08/2019
Active Londoners
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£6,190 15/03/2019
12
This project offers art, speech and drama workshops for disadvantaged children aged 5-15 in Croydon. It will raise aspirations, confidence and improve communication skills.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£63,900 06/06/2018
Fifty Shades of Sarees
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Girls
£9,800 08/03/2017
12
This project will deliver a series of engagement activities that will focus upon improving relationships for young women within the black minority ethnic and migrant communities. This will bring the community together and challenge issues ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£10,000 01/09/2016
Every poster tells a story – World War 1 & women's role
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£53,500 08/01/2014
Croydon Mela
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£10,000 07/08/2013
Sharing our Bollywood stories: marking 100 years of Bollywood cinema
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching hard to reach, Asian women's project
£10,000 05/08/2010
12
This community group in Croydon will deliver creative workshops to Asian women who face cultural and language barriers to participating in community activities. Participants will be able to learn new skills while increasing their confidence, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 48-66
  • DAKSHA SHAH Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Office Clerk
  • ALPA PATEL (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Shop Assistant
  • REENA GADHER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Shop Assistant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2004, number: 1103414
  • Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2004, number: 05005716
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR07: 112 days late,
Main office

17 FAIRHOLME ROAD
CROYDON
CR0 3PG

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DESCENT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DECENT IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND HERITAGE PROJECTS.3. ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE BY LAW, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR, THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH THE ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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