Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 24

THE CULTURAL SPRING

The Cultural Spring provides cultural, community based activities throughout the city of Sunderland and South Tyneside.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£73	£54	£20	n/a
31/03/22	£14	£10	£5	n/a
31/03/21	£0	£0	£0	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

http://theculturalspring.org.uk/

emma.horsman@theculturalspring.org.uk

07469030256

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

General Community services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

South Tyneside, Sunderland,

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

DCMS	£31,000
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust	£25,000
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£21,980
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,975

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Postcode Neighbourhood Trust - Project Funding
£25,000	31/07/2023	This funding increased access to free arts & cultural activity in community venues for people in South Tyneside.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Grant to The Cultural Spring
£19,320	02/02/2023	Creative workshops and volunteering opportunities for people who are isolated in south Tyneside
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Workshops
£9,975	13/01/2023	The funding will be used to deliver a range of community events which will include art work baby groups and water colour sessions. The project aims to bring people from a wide age range together to reduce loneliness and improve mental health and ....more The funding will be used to deliver a range of community events which will include art work baby groups and water colour sessions. The project aims to bring people from a wide age range together to reduce loneliness and improve mental health and well-being.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Cultural Spring Charity
£2,660	20/01/2022	A project 'Wish You Were Here' a postcard project aimed at people who are not able to leave their homes in Sunderland and South Tyneside
DCMS - ACE Loneliness Fund
£31,000	18/01/2021	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-72

DENISE WILSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

ELEANOR CAROLINE TURNER Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Director

FIONA MARTIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Deputy Director - Learning & Participation

GLENN DAVID COYNE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Legal Counsel

GRAEME THOMPSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: University Dean

IAN HIGH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Finance Manager

JOAN ATKINSON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired

MARK ANTHONY DAWSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Co-Founder And Managing Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/09/2020, number: 1191465
Registered at Companies House on 10/03/2020, number: 12508237

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 2.18
One Trinity Green
Eldon Street
SOUTH SHIELDS
Tyne And Wear
NE33 1SA

Objectives

THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO ADVANCE THE ARTS BY RUNNING PROGRAMMES OF ARTS EVENTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND WORKSHOPS IN SUNDERLAND AND SOUTH TYNESIDE; ENCOURAGING PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS AND BY ORGANISING VISITS TO CULTURAL VENUES PARTICULARLY, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITIES IN THE AREA.

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