Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 7
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Strong growth: +2
    • Grant maker support: +7
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    CREATIVITY WORKS PRESTON 

    Creativity Works Preston provides alternative education to marginalised people who need to learn in a different way to the traditional education system.The crux of the learning environment and pedagogy is learning through doing. We do this by providing an inclusive, professional and supportive learning environment for individuals irrespective of their circumstances or background.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
    • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

    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
    31/07/22£562£618£-56£0£5£50.1207
    31/07/21*£635£600£35£0£61£0n/a205
    31/07/20£407£443£-36n/an/an/an/an/a11
    31/07/19£334£317£18n/an/an/an/an/a10
    31/07/18£229£209£20£0£0£0n/a05
    31/07/17£216£216£0£0£0£0n/a00
    31/07/16£173£197£-24£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 94%
    Liabilities/Income: 15%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 0.1 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: -0 months
    Quick Ratio: 0.8
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 9 years

    www.creativityworskpreston.org.uk

    steve@creativityworkspreston.org.uk

    01772555123

    Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    GiG Classification
    • Technical, vocational and continuing education
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Lancashire,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • 20 employees
    • 7 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
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creativity Works Preston
    £45,474 20/07/2022
    Musical Express
    Youth Music - Music Makes Notes
    £99,982 28/05/2021
    Music Makes Notes
    Youth Music - The Big Little Project
    £80,527 10/05/2019
    The Big Little Project
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creativity Works Preston
    £9,400 28/03/2018
    My Preston-The peoples story
    National Lottery Community Fund - Food Works
    £9,050 14/02/2018
    12
    The organisation will develop a disused part of their centre into a kitchen and learning facility, and run food and nutrition courses for young people who are disengaged from mainstream education and ....more
    Youth Music - Music Works 4 all
    £81,468 09/06/2017
    Music Works 4 all
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creativity Works Preston
    £27,000 30/06/2015
    Bits & Bytes-Retro Spective-Youth Culture in the 80s and today
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Legal constitution
    • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/03/2015, number: 1161063
    • Registered at Companies House on 01/04/2014, number: 08969288
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    7 returns made; AR21: 73 days late,
    Main office

    Creativity Works Preston
    33 Shepherd Street
    PRESTON
    PR1 3YD

    Objectives

    THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING, LIFELONG LEARNING PACKAGES TO CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES LIVING IN LANCASHIRE SO THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO ACCESS FUTURE EMPLOYMENT.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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