Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
All female board: -3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

SQUARE PEGS ARTS

We run drama groups, singing and music projects, a professional Theatre Company, accessible film club and other creative activities for children, young people and adults with learning disabilities and autism in Kent & Medway. We celebrate difference, challenge perceptions and support people to shine in their own way. We nurture friendships, develop confidence, advance skills and improve wellbeing.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending since inception
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

Income was lower than spending in the latest year
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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£160	£198	£-39	n/a
31/03/22		£210	£149	£60	n/a
31/03/21	*	£107	£94	£13	n/a
31/03/20		£74	£78	£-4	n/a
31/03/19		£78	£38	£40	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.squarepegsarts.com

beth@squarepegsarts.com

07944785243

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kent, Medway,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

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	£300,009
Youth Music	£226,863
DCMS	£6,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Youth Music - Music Programme Expansion
£150,000	27/10/2023	Music Programme Expansion
National Lottery Community Fund - Drama and Development
£300,009	13/04/2023	Funding will be used to deliver drama workshops for young people with learning disabilities and autism. The workshops will support young people to build confidence self-esteem communication skills and other transferable skills which support them to ....more Funding will be used to deliver drama workshops for young people with learning disabilities and autism. The workshops will support young people to build confidence self-esteem communication skills and other transferable skills which support them to fulfil their life potential.
Youth Music - The Kent Album Project
£76,863	27/05/2021	The Kent Album Project
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,000	14/08/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Youth Music - Square Pegs Music Programme
£28,165	11/08/2019	Square Pegs Music Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Square Pegs Arts - Drama Groups
£120,730	20/03/2019 36	The project will use funding to deliver a three year programme of drama groups aimed at children, young people and adults who have learning disabilities, autism and social communication difficulties.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALICE LINNANE Appointed: 2022

AMIE AGAPITO Appointed: 2022

CLARA JANE GREEN Appointed: 2018

ELIZABETH LUXFORD Appointed: 2020

JOANNE MICHELE WOOLLETT Appointed: 2018

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/04/2018, number: 1177858

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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR21: 1 days late,

Main office

The Brook Theatre
Old Town Hall
The Brook
Chatham
ME4 4SE

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, AUTISM AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION DIFFICULTIES BY PROVIDING DRAMA AND ARTS ACTIVITIES TO HELP DEVELOP THEIR CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM, COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND GENERAL WELLBEING WITH THE VIEW TO HELPING THEM TO INTEGRATE MORE INTO SOCIETY.

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