Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -5

Support Score: 2

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
All female board: -3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: -3

ARTS IN THE YARD

Arts projects and community initiatives to support and develop residents who live in East Birmingham and Solihull

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board is completely female

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£205,727	£192,284	£13,443	35

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

https://artsintheyard.org/

hello@artsintheyard.org

01213395029

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Solihull,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
35 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Arts In The Yard Weekly
£9,800	28/04/2023	The funding will be used to run a range of weekly activities for local residents including coffee morning craft sessions games groups and walking sessions. The project aims to build friendships and ....more The funding will be used to run a range of weekly activities for local residents including coffee morning craft sessions games groups and walking sessions. The project aims to build friendships and new community connections and improve people’s wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Re-unite Women of Yardley
£9,800	14/01/2022	The funding will be used to deliver activity and support sessions to women from the BAME community this includes those who have a disability or a physical/mental health condition. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to deliver activity and support sessions to women from the BAME community this includes those who have a disability or a physical/mental health condition. The project aims to provide support and activities including walking yoga and doorstop wellbeing sessions to vulnerable women to improve their physical and mental health whilst encouraging new friendships to reduce feelings of isolation following the pandemic.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

CLARE MARIE EDWARDS Appointed: 2023

LISA EVANS Appointed: 2021

SHEILA FOWLER Appointed: 2021

SAIMA RAZZAQ Appointed: 2021

SANDRA DANIELS Appointed: 2023

DR YEOW HUA POON (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Management Consultant, Other trusteeships: CHINESE COMMUNITY CENTRE - BIRMINGHAM, BIRMINGHAM CHINESE YOUTH CENTRE, CHINESE WELFARE TRUST,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/12/2021, number: 1197089

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

18 FRANCIS ROAD
ACOCKS GREEN
BIRMINGHAM
B27 6LX

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TO PROMOTE ART, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AND WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.2. IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, ILLNESS, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SEVERE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT NEVERTHELESS SUCH FACILITIES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF, COLLECTION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO FOODBANKS, ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS.

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