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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

SICK! PRODUCTIONS LTD. 

To foster and promote the improvement, development, maintenance and advancement of artistic knowledge, understanding and appreciation by providing resources, facilities and a creative space for the education of the public in the fields of Live Art, experimental performance and visual art.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period, despite a decline more recently
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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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
31/03/23£390£373£17n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/22£405£418£-13n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21£433£324£109n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£499£546£-47n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/19£447£273£174n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18?£336£479£-143£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£308£204£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£282£326£-44£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£284£264£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13£354£348£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12£273£259£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11£319£253£65£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10£175£210£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09£188£175£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/08£168£170£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£357£354£3£0£0£0n/a00
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years
(21 years as a company)

www.sickfestival.com

info@sickfestival.com

01616966410

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes Grants to Individuals
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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
DCMS£254,091
National Lottery Heritage Fund£9,975
Manchester City Council£9,950
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to SICK! Productions LTD
£9,975 16/03/2023
The Moston Lane Shutters Project - The Heritage and History on Moston Lane
Manchester City Council - Covid Impact Fund 2021 grant to SICK! Productions
£9,950 01/04/2021
to deliver a 3-month programme of weekly creative walks and associated activities in the outdoor learning space at Centre 93. Priority groups: North Manchester residents
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisations 2018 - 2022
£254,091 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - Core funding
£60,000 25/05/2017
24
Towards the salary of an Executive Director to support the festival during a pivotal period of growth and development following its relocation to Manchester.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-69
  • EDDIE BERG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Arts Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 04/09/2006, number: 1116008
  • Registered at Companies House on 19/12/2002, number: 04622154
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
16 returns made; all on time
Main office

SICK! Productions Ltd
Unit 3
The Sharp Project
Thorp Road
MANCHESTER

Objectives

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE IMPROVEMENT, DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION BY PROVIDING RESOURCES, FACILITIES AND A CREATIVE SPACE FOR THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE FIELDS OF VISUAL, PERFORMING AND LIVE ARTS AND FILM.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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