Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 4

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

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
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?
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

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	£390	£373	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£405	£418	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£433	£324	£109	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£499	£546	£-47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£447	£273	£174	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18?	£336	£479	£-143	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16	£308	£204	£104	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15	£282	£326	£-44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£284	£264	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£354	£348	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/12	£273	£259	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/11	£319	£253	£65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/10	£175	£210	£-35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/09	£188	£175	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/08	£168	£170	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/07	£357	£354	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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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

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

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 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

DCMS	£254,091
The Pilgrim Trust	£90,000
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust	£20,315
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
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to SICK! Productions
£90,000	02/12/2022 47	SMASH: Supporting Women and Girls in Manchester though Arts Based Social Prescribing. Through regular artist talks, cultural visit and creative making sessions young women struggling with their mental health will develop coping mechanisms to ....more SMASH: Supporting Women and Girls in Manchester though Arts Based Social Prescribing. Through regular artist talks, cultural visit and creative making sessions young women struggling with their mental health will develop coping mechanisms to improve mental wellbeing.
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Staff Salary: Creative Producer - Embedding our 10-year commitment to North Manc
£20,315	27/08/2022	A Creative Producer increasing year-round opportunities in North Manchester for local people to participate in the arts & improve wellbeing.
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 the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has ....more 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 the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. Between 2018 and 2022, we will invest £1.45 billion of public money from government and an estimated £860 million from the National Lottery to help deliver this vision.
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: 47-70

CHRISTINE ANN D'CRUZ (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director Consultancy

EDDIE BERG Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Arts Consultant

PAUL BRIAN RUSS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo

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.

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