Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 7

Reasonable growth: +1
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 15

SERENDIPITY ARTISTS MOVEMENT LIMITED

Serendipity's mission is to promote, improve, develop and maintain appreciation of the arts for the public benefit, to advance education in the arts and different cultures and heritage for the public benefit, to promote equality and diversity for the public benefit through the arts including hosting events that profile diversity such as Let's Dance International Frontiers and Black History Month.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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		£393	£496	£-103	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/22		£461	£273	£188	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21		£329	£267	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/20	*	£325	£324	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19		£318	£308	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/18		£172	£235	£-63	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£148	£148	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£158	£164	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years
(14 years as a company)

www.serendipity-uk.com

info@serendipity-uk.com

01164821394

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Cornwall, Derby City, Leicester City, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottingham City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Capital Investment Programme
£128,500	04/03/2022	The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, ....more The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, seize on technological opportunities, and reduce environmental impact.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£22,141	05/08/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
DCMS - Serendipity
£213,864	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 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.
DCMS - Serendipity
£27,500	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Move Forward
£30,000	09/12/2019 11	This grant will help set up a forum to co-ordinate and deliver a programme of activities for Leicester's African Caribbean community. This will bring older people together who are experiencing ....more This grant will help set up a forum to co-ordinate and deliver a programme of activities for Leicester's African Caribbean community. This will bring older people together who are experiencing isolation and loneliness. Young people will also work with older people to share knowledge of the fusion of Jamaican reggae into British music genres such as drum and bass and dub-step.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Serendipity Artist Movement Ltd
£69,700	23/08/2018	Archiving the Past, Reflecting the Future
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Serendipity Artist Movement Ltd
£64,900	14/04/2016	Lost Legends: 30 years of BHM in Leicester – education, arts and community programmes

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-69

DEBORAH KARIN READ Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Freelance Consultant

JEAN FRANCOIS MANICOM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Curator

LEYLA OKHAI Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Ceo / Director Of Diverse Minds Uk Ltd

JAVIER ALEJANDRO TORRES DEL SOL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Premier Dancer

KAREN CHOUHAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lecturer

PAWLET BROOKES Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Ceo Serendipity, Other trusteeship: AUTOGRAPH ABP,

RICHARD ANTHONY GRAVES Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Lecturer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 20/01/2015, number: 1160035
Registered at Companies House on 11/05/2010, number: 07248813

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

8 returns made; AR20: 2 days late, AR16: 72 days late,

Main office

Serendipity
21 Bowling Green Street
LEICESTER
LE1 6AS

Objectives

4. THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(1) TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND DIFFERENT CULTURES AND HERITAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT(3) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) BUILDING INTERCULTURAL PROGRAMME(S) ACROSS ART FORMS THAT INSPIRE, MOTIVATE AND ATTRACT THE WIDEST SPECTRUM OF VISITORS AND PARTICIPANTS TO THE EVENTS.B) HOSTING CULTURALLY SPECIFIC FESTIVALS AND EVENTS THAT PROFILE DIVERSITY AND THE CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, THROUGH PROGRAMMES LIKE LET’S DANCE, MIDNIGHT MERMAID, FOLLOW THE LIGHT AND BLACK HISTORY MONTH.C) INITIATING A NETWORK FOR MINORITY ETHNIC LED ORGANISATIONS TO ASSIST IN RAISING THE PROFILE OF WORK FROM THE SECTOR.D) PROMOTING PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS.

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