Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Overall weighted support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 21

WONDER ARTS LIMITED

Children and Family Theatre Agency operating in the public realm

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 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 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

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
31/03/24		£197	£187	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/23		£148	£162	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£206	£167	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£130	£106	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20?		£161	£227	£-65	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£494	£457	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£442	£459	£-17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£392	£462	£-70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£410	£396	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£476	£475	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/13		£407	£407	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/12		£365	£395	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/11		£367	£370	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/10		£315	£313	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/09		£282	£279	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/08	*	£320	£298	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/07	*	£306	£324	£-18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/06		£295	£325	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/05		£339	£332	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/04	*	£440	£437	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 29 years
(32 years as a company)

www.wonderarts.co.uk

info@wonderarts.co.uk

07765700283

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

St Helens,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£206,196
Garfield Weston Foundation	£40,000
DCMS	£26,400
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£9,828
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,772
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside	£4,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Communities of Wonder
£4,400	26/09/2023	To use diversionary activities to explore issues faced by marginalised communities with the aim to reduce anti-social behaviour and improve confidence and mental health. There will be 48 sessions for ....more To use diversionary activities to explore issues faced by marginalised communities with the aim to reduce anti-social behaviour and improve confidence and mental health. There will be 48 sessions for disabled young people aged 7-26. 24 will be aimed at the neurodivergent community, and 24 with young deaf people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	27/04/2023	Wonder Arts
National Lottery Community Fund - The Lost Generation
£9,500	03/03/2023	The funding will be used to run wellbeing workshops for children and young adults with a focus on their experiences of costs-of-living and COVID in order to produce a short film. This project aims to ....more The funding will be used to run wellbeing workshops for children and young adults with a focus on their experiences of costs-of-living and COVID in order to produce a short film. This project aims to improve mental and physical health build better relationships and reduce isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Communities of Wonder
£179,246	24/06/2022 36	This funding will support Wonder Arts Ltd to deliver their Communities of Wonder project supporting young people in St Helens Merseyside. Over three years £179246 will support a programme of youth ....more This funding will support Wonder Arts Ltd to deliver their Communities of Wonder project supporting young people in St Helens Merseyside. Over three years £179246 will support a programme of youth outreach and engagement work during which arts activities will be used as a mechanism to explore themes identified by young people. The project aims to reduce anti-social behaviour increase confidence and wellbeing and improve mental health life choices and aspirations.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wonder Arts
£9,772	28/03/2022	Dreams of Wonder
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	11/03/2022	Citadel Arts
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Wonder Arts Limited
£9,828	10/12/2021	48% of the salary costs for a charity delivering arts engagement activities that have life changing impacts for disadvantaged children, young people and families in St. Helens, Lancashire
National Lottery Community Fund - Young At Heart
£9,450	07/05/2021	The project will offer young and older people from disadvantaged communities the chance to improve their mental health and wellbeing by building skills which will improve their life chances. The ....more The project will offer young and older people from disadvantaged communities the chance to improve their mental health and wellbeing by building skills which will improve their life chances. The sessions will be delivered in groups in a Covid secure environment and enable the organisation to build on the work carried out online.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000	01/05/2020	Citadel Arts
DCMS - Citadel Arts
£26,400	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Citadel Community Projects
£8,000	10/01/2020 9	The organisation will use the funding to work with young people to deliver an alcohol awareness project to tackle the issue of teenage alcohol consumption in the borough. It will also run workshops ....more The organisation will use the funding to work with young people to deliver an alcohol awareness project to tackle the issue of teenage alcohol consumption in the borough. It will also run workshops with young people that will then tour round local secondary schools and libraries and a develop a piece of work for a young people's festival exploring issues including knife crime, hate crime, mental health, social isolation, drugs and alcohol misuse, teenage pregnancy and unemployment as a positive intervention using arts to understand and explore the issues and experiences they are facing.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Citadel Arts Centre
£8,100	08/05/2018	Celebrating 150 Years of St Helens
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Citadel Arts Centre
£45,700	27/11/2013	Citadel Arts Centre (nee Theatre Royal)
National Lottery Community Fund - Music Mecca
£282,291	13/12/2012 60	This continuation of an existing project aims to provide positive diversionary arts activities for disadvantaged young people in St Helens. The project will run weekly music, dance and vocal ....more This continuation of an existing project aims to provide positive diversionary arts activities for disadvantaged young people in St Helens. The project will run weekly music, dance and vocal workshops at The Citadel Arts Centre on Friday nights and Saturday afternoons. Workshops will be led by professional music practitioners and the young people are encouraged to develop their creative skills and work with their peers towards the creation of a showcase performance.
National Lottery Community Fund - Citi-Dis-Arts
£213,012	10/08/2010 60	This project aims to improve the well-being of people with disabilities, vulnerable adults and older people in St Helens, Merseyside by providing a programme of high quality and accessible arts ....more This project aims to improve the well-being of people with disabilities, vulnerable adults and older people in St Helens, Merseyside by providing a programme of high quality and accessible arts activity. A programme of educational, arts, writing, drama, singing workshops and performance opportunities will enable beneficiaries to build confidence and self esteem, reduce isolation, access social opportunities and to find a voice within the community.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 18-65

CARL DAVID BEER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Local Government Officer

CHAD TAYLOR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Dance Artist

EMILY GRACE SCRUTTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Student

GRAEME DIXON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Solicitor

ISAH-LEVI JACOB GREEN ROACH Appointed: 2024

JENNIFER CAMILLERI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Executive Producer

JOE GILMOUR-REES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Theatre Director

KEVIN JONES Appointed: 2006, Occupation: Bank Official

KAREN METCALFE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Theatre Manager

PHIL GWILLIAM Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Sales Manager

TANYA LOUISE MCGIBBON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Service Manager Childrens And Families Team

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/12/1995, number: 1051317
Registered at Companies House on 03/03/1992, number: 02693334

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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; AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 1 days late, AR04: 68 days late,

Main office

Deafness Resource Centre
32-40 Dentons Green Lane
Dentons Green
ST. HELENS
Merseyside
WA10 2QB

Objectives

TO FOSTER, PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, DEVELOP AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, THE VISUAL ARTS, CRAFT, PERFORMANCE AND FILM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED