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Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Multiple returns filed late: -2
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

BLACK BOOKS MATTER UK

Providing creative writing, literacy and arts based activities to young people. Provide training in creative learning and equality and diversity to organisations. Provide advice on educational resources and create theatre promoting diverse literature.
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:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • Returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 3 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
05/04/24£20£25£-5n/a
05/04/23*£18£14£4n/a
05/04/22*£24£17£7n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.blackbooksmatteruk.org

contact@blackbooksmatteruk.org

07506679622

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Legal & financial advice
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • 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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Hackney Council - Grant to Black Books Matter UK CIO
£4,900 08/12/2021
Anti Racism & Creative Delivery Workshops for youth/community leader, parents. Creative Writing Social Action Project (Film/Podcast) for young people aged 11-18. Anti Racist Superheroes, creative arts workshops for young people aged 6-10.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

  • CARLTON MC CLEARY Appointed: 2021
  • GASSY TRAORE Appointed: 2021
  • SHIRLEY ARCHIBOLD (Chair) Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2021, number: 1195374
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; AR23: 257 days late, AR22: 13 days late,
Main office

4th Floor
Silverstream House
45 Fitzroy Street
Fitzrovia
London
W1T 6EB

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, TO BE CARRIED OUT IN LONDON AND SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UK AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE, ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE FROM SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BACKGROUNDS, IN THE SUBJECTS OF LITERACY, CREATIVE WRITING AND THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ONE TO ONE TUITION, GROUP SESSIONS, WORKSHOPS, STORY TELLING AND CREATIVE ARTS PERFORMANCES. 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY: (A) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY THROUGH EXPLORATION OF THE HISTORY, CULTURE AND LITERATURE OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA (B) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE RACIAL BACKGROUNDS; (C) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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