Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 9

GRAND UNION ARTS CIO

The promotion of the contemporary visual arts and the understanding and appreciation of the arts in general for the public benefit, by providing:(a) an arts centre and an exhibitions and arts events programme to enable the public to access, explore and enjoy high quality artistic experiences;(b) arts education programmes and activities for the wider public and to build capacity in the arts

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
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

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 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	£373	£427	£-54	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/22	£642	£271	£371	£1	£501	£59	2.6	6	3
31/03/21	£354	£225	£129	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 5 years

https://grand-union.org.uk/

info@grand-union.org.uk

01216439079

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
8 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£266,508
DCMS	£109,703
Birmingham City Council	£4,680

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Birmingham City Council - The Growing Project
£4,680	06/11/2023	The Growing project is a gardening project located in an enclosed garden at a supported housing scheme in Handsworth.
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisations
£99,803	17/03/2021	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 ....more 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.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Growing Project
£266,508	15/12/2020 36	The funding will be used to improve green spaces and creating areas to grow food which will be tended to by those who are navigating through homelessness and vulnerable housing in Birmingham. The aim ....more The funding will be used to improve green spaces and creating areas to grow food which will be tended to by those who are navigating through homelessness and vulnerable housing in Birmingham. The aim is to improve wellbeing and promote positive mental health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900	02/07/2020	"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."

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 11/12 persons

ALEXANDRA CAMILLE WHITE Appointed: 2023

DANIELLE MARSHALL Appointed: 2023

DIANDRA MCCALLA Appointed: 2020

JONATHAN WILLIAM ANDREWS Appointed: 2019

JOYCE TREASURE Appointed: 2020

JULIE CRAIG Appointed: 2020

MERLE PAULA WRAY Appointed: 2019

ROBERT DAVID VALENTINE Appointed: 2019

SOPHIE COLLEY Appointed: 2023

SUKHDEEP NIJJAR Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: BIRMINGHAM SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY TRUST,

DOROTHY JOAN WILSON MBE FRSA (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeship: THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF MUSIC SOCIETIES,

FAISAL HUSSAIN Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: BIBI ZAINAB EDUCATION TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/07/2019, number: 1184473

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
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 19
Minerva Works
Fazeley Street
BIRMINGHAM
B5 5RS

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF THE CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS AND THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN GENERAL FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PROVIDING:(A) AN ARTS CENTRE AND AN EXHIBITIONS AND ARTS EVENTS PROGRAMME TO ENABLE THE PUBLIC TO ACCESS, EXPLORE AND ENJOY HIGH QUALITY ARTISTIC EXPERIENCES;(B) ARTS EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AND ACTIVITIES FOR THE WIDER PUBLIC AND TO BUILD CAPACITY IN THE ARTS SECTOR.

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