Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Excess reserves: -2
  • Large legacies income: +1
  • Fundraising costs high: -4
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

THE NATIONAL YOUTH JAZZ ORCHESTRA LTD

NYJO is a multi-faceted organisation specialising in creating opportunities for young people to perform jazz. We run a variety of different ensembles, from quintets to big bands, giving emerging professional musicians unparalleled performance opportunities. We deliver participatory programmes nationwide, widening access to jazz. We have a strong commitment to the community at our home in Woolwich.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • This charity has received considerable income from legacies in recent years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • 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:

  • This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £1,312,789 available, equivalent to 25 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/24£715£628£87£85£1,382£1,31325.180
31/03/23£1,904£727£1,177£78£1,295£1,22220.2100
31/03/22£760£829£-69£139£117£731.1100
31/03/21*£528£555£-28£115£187£1222.6100
31/03/20?£684£684£0£79£214£1622.8100
31/03/18£521£496£25£75£132£1182.870
31/03/17£476£438£38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16*£317£316£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£281£282£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£247£199£48n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£182£183£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£187£182£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£206£207£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£170£157£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£176£186£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£146£160£-14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£172£146£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£178£176£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£159£165£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£180£191£-11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 37.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 13.6%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 12%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 14%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 95%
Reserves/Spending: 25.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 1.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 47 years

www.nyjo.org.uk

info@nyjo.org.uk

020 7494 1733

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£148,889
Suffolk Community Foundation£36,000
The Foyle Foundation£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£30,000
David & Elaine Potter Foundation£20,000
Esmee Fairbairn£7,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000 20/09/2022
towards production and touring costs of a new collaboration with Nikki Yeoh (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£10,000 31/08/2022
Core funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£30,000 11/03/2022
24
Core Funding
Suffolk Community Foundation - Music Creator Professional Development Programme
£36,000 07/12/2020
12
Towards a 'Music Creator' professional development programme, to identify and support the progression of young talent.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
£7,500 28/04/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - NYJO 2.0
£148,889 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
David & Elaine Potter Foundation - Core funding
£10,000 25/03/2020
12
Core funding
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000 05/03/2019
24
Core Funding
Fenton Arts Trust - Grant to National Youth Jazz Orchestra (NYJO)
£5,000 14/02/2019
Provide vital studio experience for our emerging musicians and advance the big band genre by recording and releasing an album of new works.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
£60,000 03/09/2018
36
Towards the development of seven regional partner academies around England offering jazz education to young people.
Youth Music - NYJO: Regional Cold-spot partnership development
£29,680 29/06/2018
NYJO: Regional Cold-spot partnership development
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
£60,000 04/04/2016
24
Towards core costs as the organisation moves towards a a sustainable, nationwide future.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The National Youth Jazz Orchestra
£30,000 02/07/2013
Towards a series of regional workshops and a contribution to core costs.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 7/8 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-68
  • ALAN BRIAN RIDGEWAY Appointed: 2021
  • ANDREW LOUIS GRAPPY Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Musician
  • CYNTHIA MARIE SUGHRUE OBE Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Chief Executive / Producer
  • JANET CAMPBELL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director
  • PATRICIA ANN SIBBONS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Fundraiser
  • PAUL ANTONY BONIFACE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Secretary, National Trust
  • PROJJOL BANERJEA (Chair) Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Investor
  • SIMON COOKE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/11/1977, number: 274578
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/10/1977, number: 01334250
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
20 returns made; AR21: 32 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

Woolwich Works
The Fireworks Factory
11 No.1 Street
London
SE18 6HD

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY MUSIC EDUCATION AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC PARTICULARLY JAZZ, DRAMA, DANCE AND SINGING AND (WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING OBJECTS) TO ADVANCE THE SAME BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:(A) TO MAINTAIN JAZZ ORCHESTRAS AND OTHER MUSICAL ENSEMBLES COMPRISING OF MAINLY YOUNG MUSICIANS (B) TO ORGANISE, MANAGE AND PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN ORGANISING MANAGING AND PROVIDING ORCHESTRAL, INSTRUMENTAL AND VOCAL CONCERTS AND PERFORMANCES AND SIMILAR ACTIVITIES CONNECTED WITH MUSIC, PARTICULARLY JAZZ MUSIC IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (C) TO MAKE USE OF ALL MEDIA INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CINEMA, RADIO, TELEVISION, ANY FORM OF RECORDED OR ELECTRONIC MUSIC AND ANY OTHER MEDIA, DEVICE OR INVENTION RELATING TO THE PRODUCTION OR REPRODUCTION OF MUSIC PARTICULARLY JAZZ MUSIC (D) TO FOSTER AND ENCOURAGE THE APPRECIATION, FURTHERANCE AND PRACTICE OF JAZZ MUSIC BY COMPETITIONS, PRIZES OR ANY OTHER MEANS CONSISTENT WITH THE STATUS OF THE CHARITY (E) TO ORGANISE, MANAGE AND PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN ORGANISING, MANAGING AND PROVIDING ACADEMIES, COURSES, WORKSHOPS, SUMMER SCHOOLS, CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND OTHER FORMS OF MUSIC EDUCATION ACTIVITY IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD (F) TO PROVIDE BURSARIES AND OTHER FORMS OF SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE STUDYING MUSIC.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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