Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • Overall weighted support: +6
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

I MADE THIS (EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS)

We work with children and young people on the autistic spectrum and those with additional needs. Our projects involve the creative use of film and stop frame animation film making.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board composition very static?

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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*£27£29£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£21£45£-24n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£10£8£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£61£44£18n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£73£65£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£84£71£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£39£55£-16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£44£45£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£62£63£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years

www.imadethis.me

Judecowgill@hotmail.co.uk

01986782266

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
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
National Lottery Community Fund£46,992
BBC Children in Need£29,603
Suffolk Community Foundation£4,690
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to I Made This (Education through the Arts)
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
National Lottery Community Fund - Adventures in Animation
£46,992 14/01/2022
The funding will support 18 creative animation sessions a year each with 12 young people attending each session supported by 4 experienced and trained facilitators as well as 2 volunteers who offer additional pastoral support. IMT has worked across ....more
Suffolk Community Foundation - Adventures in Animation
£4,690 03/06/2021
2
To support the Adventures in Animation project.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to I Made This (Education through the Arts)
£29,103 20/03/2020
36
This project is an animation programme working with disabled young people in Suffolk. The project aims to improve social skills, improve literacy and numeracy and build confidence and self esteem.
National Lottery Community Fund - Adventures in Animation
£153,755 25/01/2017
36
This organisation supports children and young people with autism, ADHD, Asperger’s Syndrome and special educational needs in and around Lowestoft. These children and young people often feel marginalised in their community and at school, ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to I Made This
£28,800 29/04/2014
The charity uses animation to support disadvantaged young people who are on the Autistic Spectrum or have other learning disabilities. They gain increased self esteem and self confidence and new skills including social skills and families gain ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed

  • DR SARA BLUFFIELD (Chair) Appointed: 2012
  • JUDE COWGILL Appointed: 2009
  • NAOMI BARKER Appointed: 2016
  • ROSE DAVIDSON Appointed: 2010
  • YVONNE SANDISON Appointed: 2014
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/06/2014, number: 1157400
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
9 returns made; AR23: 15 days late,
Main office

Studio House
St. Margaret South Elmham
HARLESTON
IP20 0PR

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION, THE ARTS OF FILM AND ANIMATION, DRAMA, SINGING AND MUSIC.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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