Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

ACTION FOR CHILDREN'S ARTS

Action for Children's Arts was established in 1998 by a group of children's arts professionals in response to the perceived lack of support of and recognition for the importance of the arts for children. It was then - and still is - the only organisation in the UK dedicated to the promotion, development and celebration of all the creative and performing arts for and with children aged 0-12 years.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
28/02/23		£51	£32	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
28/02/22		£16	£9	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
28/02/21	*	£22	£17	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
29/02/20		£19	£16	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
28/02/19	*	£11	£13	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
28/02/18		£8	£9	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/17		£12	£11	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/16	*	£14	£10	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/15		£14	£9	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/14		£9	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/13		£24	£18	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/12		£15	£11	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/11		£8	£7	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/10		£10	£16	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/09		£17	£26	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/08		£10	£13	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
28/02/07	*	£16	£10	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 18 years
(25 years as a company)

www.childrensarts.org.uk

admin@childrensarts.org.uk

07886 925112

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 44-80

JANET HELEN ROBERTSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

PETER JAMES DOWSE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Creative Producer

TOBY BENJAMIN BRAILSFORD MITCHELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Theatre Director

CHRISTOPHER JARVIS Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Entertainer/Actor/Writer/Director/Musician

DAVID WOOD Appointed: 1999, Occupation: Freelance Writer/Performer

DAVID LEE JONES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Actor/Writer

JAMES TARBIT Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Communications

JANNA TOBA BALHAM Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Creative Learning

SIMON GEORGE BATES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

VICTORIA IRELAND (Chair) Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Theatre Director

PHILIP SPEDDING Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Director Of Development, Other trusteeship: LAMBETH HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY,

SUSAN LYNN WHIDDINGTON Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: DANCEWEST LONDON LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2006, number: 1114530
Registered at Companies House on 26/02/1999, number: 03721564

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Filing Record

17 returns made; AR21: 20 days late, AR19: 53 days late, AR16: 40 days late, AR07: 110 days late,

Main office

Action for Children's Arts
c/o Mousetrap Theatre Projects
33 Shaftesbury Avenue
LONDON
W1D 7EH

Objectives

TO FURTHER THE ARTISTIC EDUCATION OF CHILDREN BY PROMOTING AND SUPPORTING ALL PROFESSIONAL ART FORMS FOR CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 13, WHILST BEARING IN MIND CHILDREN'S VOICES WISHES AND NEEDS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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