Overall Score: 25 based on 11 data points
Finance: 1
Governance: 9
Support: 15
(no PartB)
Reasonable growth: +1,
Good trustee age range: +3, Dynamic board: +3, Gender balanced board: +3,
Large volunteers +3, Supporters: +12

THE CHOIR WITH NO NAME 

The Choir with No Name provides choirs for people who have experienced homelessness. We began with one choir in London and are now expanding to run choirs across the country. Our work is based on the premise that singing is good for you; it makes you happy; and a choir can provide a community that is all too often lacking from the lives of homeless people.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

How you can help

Established: 13 years

www.choirwithnoname.org

info@choirwithnoname.org

0114 299 3177

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This Charity did not raise funds from the public in its latest financial period
UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/03/23£384,927£402,241£-17,314117
31/03/22£319,027£346,543£-27,51673
31/03/21£327,031£267,758£59,27360
31/03/20£366,111£286,892£79,21960
31/03/19£329,474£283,782£45,69282
31/03/18£276,535£262,301£14,2340
31/03/17£279,612£310,643£-31,0310
31/03/16£303,583£293,274£10,3090
31/03/15£263,343£280,706£-17,3630
31/03/14£270,387£220,165£50,2220
31/03/13£179,968£159,433£20,5350
31/03/12£134,010£101,427£32,5830
31/03/11£74,633£55,107£19,5260

What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 117 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City, Brighton And Hove, Cardiff, Coventry City, Liverpool City, Throughout London,

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:
The Henry Smith Charity £120,000
Comic Relief£100,870
The Tudor Trust£82,000
The Rayne Foundation£60,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£50,000
The Funding Network£21,275
DCMS£16,807
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation£11,042

Specific Donations

Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Grocers' Charity
£5,000 21/06/2023
to support weekly choir rehearsals for people affected by homelessness in London for 47 weeks of the year. A team of volunteers produce hot meals at each rehearsal. Rehearsals culminated in public ....more
The Henry Smith Charity
£120,000 22/09/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation running choirs for people who are homeless or otherwise on the margins of society across the UK.
Garfield Weston Foundation
£25,000 01/10/2021
The Choir with No Name - Co-production and Cohesive Communities 2021-24
The Rayne Foundation
£60,000 07/06/2021
Towards supporting the transformation of its choirs for homeless and marginalised people through its new 2021-24 strategy.
Comic Relief
£80,000 23/03/2021
We are requesting core cost funding (central team salaries) to support the development and implementation of our 2021-2024 strategy. The Choir with No Name is a diverse community of people who ....more
The Tudor Trust
£2,000 05/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
DCMS
£16,807 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Comic Relief
£20,870 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£11,042 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 fast response grant
The Tudor Trust
£80,000 18/02/2020
24
over two years towards establishing a choir in Cardiff for people with experience of homelessness or exclusion
Garfield Weston Foundation
£25,000 22/11/2019
The Choir with No Name: choirs for homeless and marginalised people.
The Funding Network
£21,275 07/05/2019
This project will develop our resources and expertise to enable us to support communities to start up their own franchised choir for homeless and marginalised people, under the CWNN umbrella.
John Ellerman Foundation
£75,000 26/07/2018
36
Towards the core costs of their work with homeless and marginalised people, helping them build confidence and skills through singing
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£60,000 05/03/2018
24
Towards core and project costs to pilot a new choir model in London and Brighton in partnership with homeless sector organisations.
Garfield Weston Foundation
£25,000 10/05/2017
Changing Lives One Song at a Time: CWNN 2017-18
The Henry Smith Charity
£105,000 08/12/2016
36
towards three years' continuation funding for the running costs of a singing project for people who are homeless or otherwise on the margins of society across the UK
Comic Relief
£80,000 30/11/2016
48
Choir with No Name (Birmingham) was established in 2011 to bring people with experience of homelessness a weekly opportunity to sing and express themselves under an experienced choir director. ....more
The Rayne Foundation
£30,000 09/06/2016
24
Towards improving the wellbeing of homeless people through singing.
Masonic Charitable Foundation
£5,000 20/04/2016
The Choir with No Name runs choirs for homeless and marginalised people.
The Tudor Trust
£40,000 16/06/2014
24
over two years as continuation funding towards the core costs of an organisation running choirs for people in London, Liverpool and Birmingham who have experienced homelessness or exclusion
Indigo Trust
£3,000 09/01/2014
Unrestricted core funding.
Esmée Fairbairn Foundation
£100,000 18/12/2013
Towards expanding core services into three new cities across the UK and developing a tailored programme to support choir members to further integrate into society.
The Henry Smith Charity
£90,000 05/12/2013
36
towards three years' continuation funding of the core costs of a project that runs choirs for people who are homeless or otherwise on the margins of society across the UK
Woodward Charitable Trust
£2,000 31/01/2013
Towards the costs of running a South London choir for the homeless.
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales
£32,600 17/08/2012
the salary of the Operations Manager
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How do they operate?

Choirs for vulnerable adults

Objectives: That all people in our society will have a group of good friends with whom they can sing their hearts out

Beneficiaries: Vulnerable adults

Description: Vulnerable adults take part in rehearsals and performances of choirs

Documents
The Choir with No Name_Impact Report 2019 Impact report Download Document
The Choir with No Name_Impact Report 2018 Impact report Download Document
The Choir with No Name_Impact Report 2017 Impact report Download Document
Choir with No Name_Annual Report 2018 Programme Report Download Document
Choir with No Name_Annual Report 2017 Programme Report Download Document
Choir with No Name_Annual Report 2016 Programme Report Download Document
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Who works here?

  • MARIE BENTON
    CEO
  • RACHEL CLARE
    Fundraising director
Commentary:

Source: Giving is Great

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-65
Commentary:The board has trustees with a diverse range of backgrounds including the media, homelessness, charity governance, finance and legal sectors. They provide the full range of experience and expertise required to add significant value to the work of the charity. They do not receive any remuneration for their roles.
  • ALEXIA MURPHY (Chair)
    Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Executive Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2010, number: 1136173
  • Registered at Companies House on 03/12/2008, number: 06764584
  • 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
Main office

The Choir with No Name
Union St
18-20 Union Street
Sheffield
S1 2JP

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE ART OF MUSIC BY THE PRESENTATION OF RECITALS AND CONCERTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.2) THE RELIEF OF NEED OF HOMELESS AND/OR SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE.

Defined Area of Benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase

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