Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -10

Support Score: 1

No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -9

CREATIVE STUDIOS CUMBRIA

Providing a centre for arts and creative industries where local residents, particularly those from disadvantaged groups, can access facilities and activities to develop a diverse range of creative, media and arts disciplines.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are only 2 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/03/23	*	£74,594	£71,798	£2,796
31/03/22		£76,640	£73,567	£3,073
31/03/21		£143,073	£67,826	£75,247

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years
(16 years as a company)

cookesstudios.co.uk

info@cookesstudios.co.uk

01229838592

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Cumbria, Lancashire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,745	25/09/2020	"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 (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 46-47

KERRY KOLBE (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED,

LOREN SLATER Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/05/2020, number: 1189408
Registered at Companies House on 12/11/2007, number: 06424545

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

Filing Record

3 returns made; AR23: 2 days late,

Main office

Cooke's Studios
104 Abbey Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 5QR

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING PREMISES, SPACES AND FACILITIES FOR LOCAL FRONTLINE GROUPS TO SUPPORT THE ARTS AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT OF LOCAL PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE FROM DISADVANTAGED GROUPS.

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