Finance Score: 3
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 10
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 17 ?

HIGH PEAK COMMUNITY ARTS LIMITED

Creates opportunities for the people of the High Peak and neighbourhood to participate in creative arts and so enhance their quality of life through self-expression, focusing on people who do not have access to the arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

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

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£222£258£-36n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£284£292£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£205£192£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£220£210£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£216£225£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£230£203£27n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£213£174£39n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£234£187£47n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£202£189£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£171£151£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£144£161£-17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£148£162£-13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£164£142£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£143£131£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£128£118£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08£147£154£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/07£166£155£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/06£157£146£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/05£152£150£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/04£132£133£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 38 years

www.highpeakarts.org

mail@highpeakarts.org

01663744516

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • General Community services
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire East, Cheshire West & Chester, Derbyshire, Staffordshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • 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£344,098
Youth Music£98,450
BBC Children in Need£75,560
The Foyle Foundation£35,000
DCMS£34,920
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Co-Operative Group£3,666
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 30/04/2024
towards core funding over the next 12 months
National Lottery Community Fund - Space to Create
£93,483 24/08/2023
This funding will be used to run participatory arts sessions for neurodivergent young people. These workshops will explore their neurodivergent identity and will aim to support them to identify their personal goals and work towards achieving them.
National Lottery Community Fund - It's In Our Nature
£70,000 02/06/2023
The project will bring young and old in the community together through art and nature to support positive mental health. Through this arts project the aim is to break down barriers to both experiencing the countryside and connecting with others ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to High Peak Community Arts
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£15,000 03/12/2021
towards Project eARTh to support adults in the High Peak living with mental distress through high quality creative activities to improve well-being and combat feelings of social isolation
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 04/06/2021
High Peak Community Arts
Youth Music - Resonate Rebound
£98,450 27/05/2021
Resonate Rebound
Co-Operative Group - Grant to High Peak Community Arts
£3,666 24/10/2020
We aim to work with New Mills School learning support team to provide music and arts activity for pupils needing a boost to their learning.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,900 18/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to High Peak Community Arts
£75,060 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project will deliver creative film making activities to disabled children and young people, isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in increased confidence, improved wellbeing and the ability to express their feelings and ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£25,020 27/06/2020
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
National Lottery Community Fund - Project eARTh continuation
£170,615 07/01/2020
36
This funding will help the group employ a Development Worker so they can continue to run their arts and health programme for adults experiencing mental distress and other long-term conditions. Weekly workshops will be held involving activities such ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Film Cuts Club
£10,000 19/12/2019
6
The funding will be used to re-launch the Film Cuts Club for young people with additional needs. The project aims to offer film making activities that will be shared with the wider community.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to High Peak Community Arts
£3,545 29/11/2017
Help bring isolated older people together for weekly creative workshops and stimulating cultural trips out.
Youth Music - Resonance
£98,184 10/11/2017
Resonance
National Lottery Community Fund - Project eARTh (Environmental Arts and Health)
£365,255 09/03/2015
60
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to High Peak Community Arts Limited
£20,000 29/05/2014
The charity provides skills development and support using the arts to some of the most vulnerable. The grant will support victims of domestic abuse and recovering addicts to develop skills, increase confidence and move into settled accommodation.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to High Peak Community Arts Limited
£15,400 28/04/2011
the costs of the magazine project inlcuding tutors and travel
National Lottery Community Fund - Project eARTh
£246,190 10/02/2010
60
This development of an existing project will deliver art-based therapeutic services to people suffering from mental health issues in the High Peak area of Derbyshire.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 28-82
  • ANN MARGARET LYON (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: P/T Teacher
  • ANDREW WORRALL Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Not Known
  • BARBARA WALMSLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired
  • CAROLINE STORR Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Heritage Development Manager
  • DAWN BRYAN Appointed: 2008, Occupation: Journalist
  • GILLIAN MARY SCOTT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired
  • KATHERINE MAIA PRESTON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Support Worker
  • LORNA ANN YOUNG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Marketing & Group Coordinator
  • PAMELA GARSIDE Appointed: 2004, Occupation: None
  • SUSAN JANE NATHAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Retired
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/08/1986, number: 517887
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/07/1986, number: 02036083
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; all on time
Main office

Office 2
Unit 10
Bingswood Business Park
Whaley Bridge
High Peak
SK23 7LY

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOROUGH OF HIGH PEAK AND NEIGHBOURHOOD THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF COMMUNITY ARTS INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, OPERA, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BOROUGH OF HIGH PEAK AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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