Finance Score: 6

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 22

MAKING SPACE FOR CRAFTS LTD

Making Space is a visual arts charity working in the socially deprived area of Leigh Park. We provide hands-on, participatory workshops for all age groups and levels of experience with a focus on community work. We also provide studio space and business support for craft makers and visual artists.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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	*	£191	£184	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£176	£173	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£146	£124	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£128	£144	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£134	£118	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£118	£132	£-15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£115	£116	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£117	£133	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£169	£200	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14	*	£323	£246	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£151	£182	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£151	£148	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£144	£159	£-16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£120	£144	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£129	£98	£31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08		£72	£96	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07		£180	£192	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£120	£72	£48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 20 years
(22 years as a company)

www.makingspace.org

admin@makingspace.org

02392472491

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Art or music based therapy

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Hampshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
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

Henry Smith Charity	£120,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
DCMS	£28,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Making Space
£120,000	21/09/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing craft-based support for people from disadvantaged communities in Havant, Hampshire.
National Lottery Community Fund - Changing Lives Through Craft - A Space to Make
£10,000	28/04/2023	The funding will be used to continue the groups weekly drop in craft sessions for members of the community who are living with mental ill health isolation and economical disadvantage. The project aims to provide a space to support engagement and ....more The funding will be used to continue the groups weekly drop in craft sessions for members of the community who are living with mental ill health isolation and economical disadvantage. The project aims to provide a space to support engagement and bring people together.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000	08/10/2021 24	Making Space For All
DCMS - Making Space for the Future
£28,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	21/02/2020	Making Space Application for core funding support
National Lottery Community Fund - At Making Space
£7,950	26/03/2018 12	The organisation will run community drop in sessions to provide creative activities for people who face social, economic or health issues. They will also provide craft activities for children and young people who have experienced complex family ....more The organisation will run community drop in sessions to provide creative activities for people who face social, economic or health issues. They will also provide craft activities for children and young people who have experienced complex family issues. This will enable them to build relationships and skills within and across communities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 42-66

ALISON MOLLOY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Designer

CATHERINE MARY CLAASEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Art Educator

DESMOND JOHN WEBB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Site Manager

DR TARA ANGELA GODDARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Senior Teaching Fellow

KATHERINE ANN SPRESSER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: It Manager

NICHOLAS JOHN WOOD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

RICHARD MATHESON WALKER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Gilder

SAMANTHA CLAIRE DEWAR-ENGLISH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Media Coordinator / Maker

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/03/2005, number: 1108387
Registered at Companies House on 10/07/2002, number: 04482576

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR23: 99 days late, AR14: 32 days late,

Main office

MAKING SPACE
2 BISHOPSTOKE ROAD
HAVANT
PO9 5BN

Objectives

3A (I) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR THE DISADVANTAGED PUBLIC BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR THE VISUAL ARTS OF FINE ART, SCULPTURE, CRAFTS, 3D ARTS, DRAWING, DIGITAL ARTS, FILM MAKING, VIDEO MAKING AND PHOTOGRAPHY.(II) THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS, PARTICULARLY FACILITIES FOR THE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION OF THE VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS WITH THE OBJECT OF GIVING THE WIDEST POSSIBLE ACCESS TO THE ARTS BY ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE HAMPSHIRE.

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