Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: 5

RADIO NINESPRINGS

The station provides people with the opportunity to learn radio skills and present programmes. We play a mix of popular music and broadcast 24/7 which includes a service of local community news/information. We support the economy of Yeovil and South Somerset by offering radio advertising to local businesses at affordable rates.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
Why is the Board composition very static?

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
30/04/23		£64	£47	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/22	*	£63	£67	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/21		£72	£37	£34	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
?30/04/20		£100	£53	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
?30/04/19	*	£78	£53	£25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/18		£38	£30	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/04/17		£28	£27	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years
(11 years as a company)

www.radioninesprings.co.uk

info@radioninesprings.co.uk

01935 319000

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Somerset,

Who it helps

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Supporting young people to report on crime-related issues in Yeovil
£1,260	07/04/2022	Young people reporting on issues of crime in Yeovil
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Replacing lost income and ensuring future viability
£2,500	19/01/2021 4	Radio Ninesprings is a not-for-profit charitable organisation providing a service of local community radio to Yeovil and South Somerset. The charitable purpose of Radio Ninesprings is to advance the education and training of people in radio ....more Radio Ninesprings is a not-for-profit charitable organisation providing a service of local community radio to Yeovil and South Somerset. The charitable purpose of Radio Ninesprings is to advance the education and training of people in radio production, broadcasting and media skills techniques. Since the start of the pandemic income from advertising has decline to a point where currently it is 40 per cent below budget. Income from training and events has collapsed. The bulk of our advertisers on are in the food/leisure sector that has been badly hit by COVID. These businesses are unlikely to re-book advertising in the short-term, if at all, and we fear our income will stay depressed for some considerable time. In January this year, Radio Ninesprings was given permission by Ofcom to extend its licensed broadcast area to include Chard with a new FM transmitter in the Chard area. The funds for this new transmitter should have been raised by now but due to COVID and the downturn in our income, the funds have not been raised and the project is at risk. A ‘Small Business Grant’ of £10,000 from South Somerset District Council was received June 2020.
Somerset Community Foundation - Radio Ninesprings - media training for young people
£5,000	18/06/2018 12	Media training for young volunteers in Yeovil
National Lottery Community Fund - Radio Ninesprings - Media Access For All
£10,000	20/09/2017 12	The funding will be used by a charity to purchase equipment to allow it to broadcast as a community FM radio station. The project aims to provide a platform for people to discuss local issues and gain information on activities and services in the ....more The funding will be used by a charity to purchase equipment to allow it to broadcast as a community FM radio station. The project aims to provide a platform for people to discuss local issues and gain information on activities and services in the area, developing positive community relationships and a sense of identity.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-75

ADRIAN DENING Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Lecturer

MR STEVE HAIGH Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Broadcaster And Journalist

SAM MACKENZIE-GREEN Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Event Organiser

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 15/07/2016, number: 1168243
Registered at Companies House on 15/04/2013, number: 08488902

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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

7 returns made; AR22: 1 days late, AR19: 52 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from YEOVIL DISTRICT HOSPITAL RADIO ASSOCIATION on 18/01/2020

Main office

The Little Shop
Huish Park Stadium
Lufton Way
YEOVIL
Somerset
BA22 8YF

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE INHABITANTS OF YEOVIL AND DISTRICT OF SOUTH SOMERSET IN RADIO PRODUCTION, BROADCASTING AND MEDIA SKILLS TECHNIQUES.

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