Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 11

No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 17

STUDIO UPSTAIRS

Studio Upstairs provides positive, life-changing interventions for people with mental or emotional difficulties within an artistic therapeutic community.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Established: 28 years

www.studioupstairs.org.uk

info@studioupstairs.org.uk

020 8616 5440

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£313	£312	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	16
31/03/22		£355	£355	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	18
31/03/21		£421	£420	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
31/03/20		£314	£314	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	26
31/03/19		£294	£294	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	36
31/03/18	*	£298	£290	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£300	£297	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£273	£260	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£241	£234	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£247	£238	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£256	£231	£25	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£265	£217	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£244	£261	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10	*	£269	£259	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£271	£265	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£252	£256	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07?	*	£405	£365	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/05		£224	£247	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/09/04		£217	£215	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
16 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

City Bridge Trust	£277,415
DCMS	£50,000
Hackney CVS	£49,889
Tedworth Charitable Trust	£15,000
The Baring Foundation	£12,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£12,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Studio Upstairs
£232,531	07/01/2024	£232,531 over three years to deliver art therapeutic support to disadvantaged adults with long term mental health challenges across South London.
Hackney CVS - Hackney Giving Better Mental Health
£49,889	09/09/2022	Art based activities to reduce isolation, improve mental health and creative opportunities for disadvantaged City & Hackney residents.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Studio Upstairs
£44,884	28/09/2020	towards the cost of therapists/facilitators, a project coordinator and administrator as well as supervision, and equipment such as art packs, laptops and cleaning equipment, to deliver weekly ....more towards the cost of therapists/facilitators, a project coordinator and administrator as well as supervision, and equipment such as art packs, laptops and cleaning equipment, to deliver weekly therapeutic support sessions to isolated and disabled residents, as outlined in your application.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Studio Upstairs
£12,000	14/09/2020	Group and individual creativity development sessions over 5 months to 45-50 adults (18+) with mental health difficulties across London.
DCMS - Studio Upstairs Recovery 2020
£50,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Studio Upstairs
£12,000	04/12/2019 24	The Studio Upstairs provides therapeutic and mentoring support through art to those in recovery from mental health issues from its hubs in London and Bristol.
Tedworth Charitable Trust - Towards the charity's running costs
£15,000	29/07/2019	Towards the charity's running costs.
National Lottery Community Fund - ESOL Support Project
£9,970	25/05/2018 12	The funding will be used to provide English language classes for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to improve their communication skills and enable them to integrate with the local ....more The funding will be used to provide English language classes for refugees and asylum seekers. The project aims to improve their communication skills and enable them to integrate with the local community.
London Catalyst - Studio Upstairs - 1
£8,640	19/05/2015	Support for Step Up project to help improve health and education of people siffering from mental distress
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Studio Upstairs
£40,000	31/07/2012	rent and utility costs

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 34-67

ALEX HOLMES Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Head Of Administration And Finance

DIANNE ANGELA DEFREITAS Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Consultant

GRACE ELIZABETH SIMS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Communications And Content Manager

KEITH MILLER (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Business Advisor

PERNILLA ROSENDAHL Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Brand Strategist

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/10/1996, number: 1058590
Registered at Companies House on 06/08/1996, number: 03234178

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

19 returns made; AR18: 13 days late, AR10: 65 days late, AR07: 279 days late,

Main office

Studio Upstairs
82 London Road
CROYDON
CR0 2TB

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN,IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE ARTS, COMMUNITY AND THERAPY AND IN PARTICULAR BY AND FOR THOSE PERSONS IN NEED OF SOCIAL AND THERAPEUTIC ASSISTANCE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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