Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

No volunteer policy: -2
Dynamic board: +3

Award winner
Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 14

SEENARYO

Working in Lebanon and Jordan, Seenaryo is a specialist in performing arts and participatory education with marginalised communities. Founded in 2015, Seenaryo runs participatory theatre and choirs, arts leadership training, and builds play-based training and resources for teachers. Our work aims to build skills, wellbeing, professional capacity and social cohesion.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity is a recent Award Winner
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
Fundraising costs are low relative to funds raised
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

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
31/12/23	£677	£686	£-10	£49	£335	£208	3.6	12	40
31/12/22	£457	£584	£-126	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£557	£554	£4	£41	£476	£415	9	15	10
31/12/20	£632	£380	£252	£33	£479	£438	13.8	10	40
31/12/19	£378	£302	£76	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£371	£194	£177	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 7.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 7.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 3.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 18.9

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 7 years

www.seenaryo.org

info@seenaryo.org

07823554212

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Jordan, Lebanon, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

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
The Linbury Trust - Towards the Children's Theatre Programme - Seenaryo
£20,000	13/12/2023	An additional grant towards the Children's Theatre Programme using arts and creative work to support young refugees.
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Seenaryo
£4,960	06/05/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Seenaryo, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
The Fore - Grant to Seenaryo
£25,000	01/04/2018 24	Seenaryo enables young refugees in Lebanon to create powerful, high-quality theatre and art and trains their teachers to use participatory arts as an educational tool. One in four people in Lebanon is a refugee, and of these, 50% are children, of ....more Seenaryo enables young refugees in Lebanon to create powerful, high-quality theatre and art and trains their teachers to use participatory arts as an educational tool. One in four people in Lebanon is a refugee, and of these, 50% are children, of which 59% are not in school. UNHCR and the Lebanese government both highlight non-formal education and holistic approaches as key to the successful reintroduction of highly traumatised refugee children into schools. Seenaryo runs participatory programmes, including youth theatres and choirs, while also mentoring refugees to lead these programmes themselves. It also develops educational tools for teachers using this participatory arts approach. In 2017, Seenaryo reached over 1,000 beneficiaries, created 84 paid opportunities for refugees and produced 19 shows/performances seen by 2,400 audience members. The Fore will fund Seenaryo's expansion into Jordan and enable it to develop sustainable income by increasing sales of its educational tools.
The Fore - Grant to Seenaryo
£25,000	29/03/2018 12	The Fore will fund Seenaryo’s expansion into Jordan and enable it to develop sustainable income by increasing sales of its educational tools.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

ALEX KHOSLA (Chair) Appointed: 2020

ANTONIO GOULD Appointed: 2020

LINA KHATIB Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Lecturer

LUKE HAYMAN Appointed: 2023

SHIFA OBEID Appointed: 2021

ZIBA CHRISTINA SAKINE SARIKHANI Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/07/2017, number: 1173822

Gift Aid

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Main office

4A Dumbarton Road
LONDON
SW2 5LU

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF MARGINALISED COMMUNITIES, PRIMARILY IN LEBANON AND JORDAN, BY:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND PROVISION OF ARTS FOR THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE IN NEED THEREOF, SO AS TO ADVANCE THEM IN LIFE AND ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.

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