Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 5
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

CORBY COMMUNITY ARTS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

The objects for which the Company is established are: the promotion of education in music, drama and visual arts and the appreciation of the arts amongst the Community and to provide facilities in the interests of Social Welfare for recreation and other leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the persons for whom such facilities are primarily intended.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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 ?

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
31/03/23£47£41£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£38£39£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£41£32£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£31£33£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£37£35£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£26£26£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£30£32£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£47£38£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£47£48£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14*£49£61£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£21£27£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£14£30£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£33£30£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£28£29£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£39£44£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£42£40£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£40£45£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£48£46£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05*£50£50£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 45 years

www.corbycommunityarts.org

info@corbycommunityarts.org

07547040764

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Northamptonshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • 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
National Lottery Community Fund£13,511
Northamptonshire Community Foundation£9,104
DCMS£7,970
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Apple 2023 MacBook Pro laptop with Final Cut software
£2,650 11/06/2024
12
To purchase a Mac Pro laptop with a Final Cut programme for editing and filmmaking.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Reiki Masters Training
£511 21/02/2023
to pay for Reiki Masters training
National Lottery Community Fund - Raspberry Ripple
£8,652 17/12/2021
The funding will be used to organise cooking creative and physical activities for the local community. The project aims to teach families how to prepare tasty nutritious and affordable meals and to strengthen the community reducing isolation and ....more
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Branching Out
£2,945 06/10/2021
To build a textile-based tree structure that could be exhibited in various community settings; local woodlands and larger community events.
National Lottery Community Fund - Branching Out
£4,859 08/09/2021
The funding is being used to build a textile-based structure that could be exhibited in various community settings; such as local woodlands and at larger community events.
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - "Stitching into Spring"
£1,998 04/03/2021
"Stitching into Spring"
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,970 30/09/2020
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
Northamptonshire Community Foundation - Patchwork Pals Project
£1,000 27/08/2020
1
Patchwork Pals Project
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000 01/07/2020
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
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 35-76
  • ANN-MARIE LEONARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Arts Administrator
  • ELLEN BURGESS (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Retired
  • ELAINE PATRICA BRUCE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • HELEN MARGARET STOOLE
  • OLIVER ROBERT CHEEK Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Self Employed
  • SIAN ELIZABETH OWENS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Unemployed
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/05/1980, number: 279972
  • Registered at Companies House on 21/12/1979, number: 01468314
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • 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
19 returns made; AR14: 29 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

Corby Commmunity Arts
53 High Street
CORBY
NN17 1UU

Objectives

1. THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION IN MUSIC, DRAMA AND VISUAL ARTS AND THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AMONGST THE COMMUNITY AND 2. TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITITONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM SUCH FACILITIES ARE PRIMARILY INTENDED.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CORBY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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