Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 3

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -2

THE INSPIRE ARTS TRUST

BALPA (Bristol Academy of Live Performing Arts) for ages 2 - 18 year olds in singing, dancing, musical theatre and instruments. We run a bursary scheme for this to ensure it is accessible to all community members within this age range. Community activities such as involvement in the carnival and Christmas lights switch on. We are now running adult classes as well.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Financial Data ?

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
31/08/22		£38	£50	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/21		£46	£40	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/08/20		£39	£40	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	3
31/08/19		£51	£40	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/08/18		£40	£45	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	10
31/08/17		£35	£34	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£39	£45	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£48	£44	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/14		£41	£102	£-61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/13		£125	£102	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/12		£148	£117	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/11		£143	£151	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/10	*	£36	£35	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/09		£39	£34	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/08		£80	£83	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/07		£21	£3	£18	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/06		£71	£72	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 19 years

www.inspiretrust.org.uk

info@inspiretrust.org.uk

01454 414880

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Quartet Community Foundation	£7,222
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,148

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Inspire Trust
£2,298	24/05/2023	To offer Streetdance sessions for children from JIGSAW Thornbury a charity that works with children and young people with additional needs and disabilities.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Inspire Arts Trust (BALPA)
£1,148	22/10/2022	We want performing arts to be accessible to all children and finance or family situations to not be a barrier. These funds will help children to have new experiences and improve their wellbeing.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	20/09/2022	towards core costs over the next 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Inspire Trust
£4,924	31/08/2022	For street dance and musical theatre sessions for children with additional needs, and to fund bursary places for young people from families on low incomes.
Woodward Charitable Trust - DJ workshops at Ashfield Young Offenders Instituti
£3,000	22/02/2010	Towards the DJ workshops at the Ashfield Young Offenders Institution.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 65-76

RICHARD DAVID COLLIER-KEYWOOD, Other trusteeships: The Chasah Trust, SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS, THE NGM TRUST, THE WOW FOUNDATION,

SEAN CAVANAGH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Theatre Designer

WILLIAM DOUGLAS BROWNING MCGINN Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Business Director

HAZEL MCGREAVY Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Housewife, Other trusteeship: THE NGM TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/10/2005, number: 1111784
Registered at Companies House on 11/08/2004, number: 05202978

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR10: 19 days late,

Main office

THE INSPIRE ARTS TRUST
CAEDMON COMPLEX
BRISTOL ROAD
THORNBURY
BRISTOL
BS35 3JA

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, IN THE ARTS (INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR MUSIC, DRAMA AND DANCE).(2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE BY: (A) PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND/OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS; AND (B) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES..

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE.

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