Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

APOLLO MUSIC PROJECTS

Mission:

To inspire children and enhance wellbeing through live music
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
31/07/23£246£228£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22£177£218£-41n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21£200£198£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20£169£136£33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£196£190£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18*£172£155£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£134£128£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£127£117£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15?£168£188£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£74£53£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13*£56£45£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£52£58£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11*£42£38£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£27£26£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09*£21£18£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 16 years

www.apollomusicprojects.org

info@apollomusicprojects.org

02089864101

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What it does
The charity carried out an extensive programme for primary and special schools in the boroughs of Hackney, Camden, Islington Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Haringey comprising classroom sessions, school assemblies, orchestral workshops and a schools concert at Hackney Empire for all participating schools.
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brent, Enfield, Hackney, Haringey, Islington,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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£43,878
The Childhood Trust£21,000
The Foyle Foundation£15,000
The Fore£5,000
City Bridge Trust£4,450
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£15,000 30/04/2024
towards core costs over the next 12 months
The Childhood Trust - Inspiring children and improving wellbeing
£6,000 12/06/2022
Apollo Music Projects brings the magic of live music to children who might not otherwise experience it. We work with primary and special schools in deprived areas of north and east London, transforming children?s lives through our programme of ....more
DCMS - Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
£12,000 22/12/2021
National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.
The Childhood Trust - Inspiring children through the magic of live music
£5,000 08/12/2020
Apollo Music Projects is a music education charity which transforms the lives of children through live classical music, through a series of interactive workshops and concerts. Children benefit from increased wellbeing, focus, and from developing ....more
The Childhood Trust - Inspiring children through the magic of live music
£5,000 08/12/2020
Apollo Music Projects is a music education charity which transforms the lives of children through live classical music, through a series of interactive workshops and concerts. Children benefit from increased wellbeing, focus, and from developing ....more
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Apollo Music Projects
£5,000 28/05/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Apollo Music Projects, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Apollo Music Projects
£4,450 15/05/2020
A grant of £4,450 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
DCMS - Apollo Rebuild and Recover Programme 2021
£31,878 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
The Childhood Trust - Inspiring children through the magic of live music
£5,000 10/12/2019
Apollo Music Projects transforms the lives of disadvantaged children through the magic of live classical music. Since 2004, over 10,000 children from primary and special schools in deprived parts of London have benefited from our programmes, on an ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£5,000 04/12/2018
Apollo Music Projects transforms the lives of disadvantaged children through the magic of live classical music. Since 2004, over 9,800 children from primary and special schools in deprived parts of London have benefited from our programmes, on an ....more
St Paul's Schools Foundation - Grant to Apollo Music Projects
£50,000 12/10/2018
24
Classical music residencies in disadvantaged primary schools is East and North London
The Childhood Trust - Inspiring children through the magic of live music
£5,000 05/12/2017
Apollo Music Projects transforms the lives of disadvantaged children through the magic of live classical music. Since 2004, over 9,800 children from primary and special schools in deprived parts of London have benefited from our programmes, on an ....more
The Childhood Trust - Inspiring children through the magic of live music
£5,000 02/12/2016
Apollo Music Projects transforms the lives of disadvantaged children through the magic of live classical music. Since 2004, over 9,800 children from primary and special schools in deprived parts of London have benefited from our programmes, on an ....more
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2015
£4,000 18/12/2015
Apollo Music Projects transforms the lives of disadvantaged children through the magic of live classical music. Since 2004, over 9,800 children from primary and special schools in deprived parts of London have benefited from our programmes, on an ....more
The Fore - Grant to Apollo Music Projects
£18,000 31/01/2014
36
Grant funded the expansion of the programme by piloting project hubs in four new boroughs: Camden, Islington, Haringey and Waltham Forest.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Apollo Music Projects
£2,500 24/01/2012
Apollo Music
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-66
  • ELISABETH ANNE BREMNER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lawyer
  • IAN RICHARD HOGGART Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Financial Controller
  • PETER KENNETH MELLING Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • SIMON PETER CURTIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Finance Director
  • SOPHIE YANA Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Business Analyst
  • STEPHANIE MAXINE TYLER Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired Headteacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/07/2008, number: 1124784
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/05/2008, number: 06585879
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
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR18: 38 days late, AR13: 4 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR09: 2 days late,
Main office

43 CLIFDEN ROAD
LONDON
E5 0LL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN MUSIC AND THE ARTS AMONGST CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY IN HACKNEY AND TOWER HAMLETS, AND THROUGHOUT ENGLAND AND WALES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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