Overall GiG Score: 16 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

PIONEER PROJECTS (CELEBRATORY ARTS) LIMITED 

Pioneer Projects employs arts-based activities to improve wellbeing, develop skills, enhance learning, encourage social inclusion, support individuals confidence-building and promote healthy approaches to life and living. We offer a variety of arts-based activities to the whole community, as well as some specifically for distinct vulnerable groups facing exclusion and health inequalities.
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 a Community Foundation and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender 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: 26 years

www.pioneerprojects.org.uk

office@pioneerprojects.org.uk

01524262672

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
?

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
31/08/23£316£294£22n/an/an/an/an/a44
31/08/22£177£227£-50n/an/an/an/an/a39
31/08/21£226£180£46n/an/an/an/an/a52
31/08/20£181£159£22n/an/an/an/an/a54
31/08/19£186£171£15n/an/an/an/an/a52
31/08/18*£132£160£-28£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/17£184£181£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£140£143£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£135£185£-50£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£201£226£-25£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£244£239£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£262£234£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£162£172£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£154£165£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09£147£137£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08£193£161£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/07£158£154£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/06£171£98£72£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/05£318£117£201£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/04£311£193£119£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 44 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cumbria, Lancashire, North Yorkshire,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£225,286
Two Ridings Community Foundation£9,000
The Baring Foundation£8,000
Co-Operative Group£2,513
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts) Ltd
£2,000 05/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Wellbeing Community Hub
£203,971 11/12/2020
60
The funding will provide creative wellbeing hub that brings the people of an isolated rural community together to fulfil their potential and build a more inclusive resilient and vibrant place to ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Pioneer Projects
£2,513 24/10/2020
We would like to run a regular creative morning art session and shared lunch for people experiencing social isolation.
The Baring Foundation - Grant to Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts Ltd)
£8,000 14/09/2020
Creative activities led by professional artists to explore people's sense of place, belonging and their impact on mental health and wellbeing
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Covid-19
£9,000 17/06/2020
Grant will cover the cost of retaining our staff team (usually paid for out of income which has ceased due to Covid-19). The group ensure beneficiaries (the elderly and those with mental health ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Remote Creative Wellbeing Community hub
£21,315 15/05/2020
6
The funding will provide support for people with mental health issues or those who have dementia. The aim is to improve wellbeing and reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 25/01/2019
Strengthening Pioneer Projects
Tudor Trust - Grant to Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts) Ltd
£75,000 25/01/2019
36
over three years towards salaries at a community arts and health charity working across Yorkshire and Lancashire
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Art With Dementia (MAWD)
£9,687 06/12/2018
12
The organisation will use funding to continue running its dementia and carers groups, providing stimulating activities to people at all stages of dementia. Activities will include visual art, crafts ....more
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Making Art Dementia Groups
£5,000 13/06/2017
Funding to extend the amount of art sessions on offer to people with dementia. This will provide social interaction opportunities and provide respite for carers.
National Lottery Community Fund - ‘Bridging the Gap’
£184,676 08/04/2015
35
The aim of the project is to develop sustainable programmes of creative training and activities for elderly residents in care homes. This will help to tackle isolation, poor mental and physical ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Own Now
£135,985 13/07/2011
36
Support for people with dementia and the early onset of dementia and their carers in Craven, North Yorkshire following a year long pilot. Through regular art workshops at 2 venues people can develop ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Pioneer Projects (Celebratory Arts) Ltd
£43,900 29/03/2011
the salary and on costs of the part time Manager
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 31-80
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/02/1998, number: 1067976
  • Registered at Companies House on 27/08/1996, number: 03241874
Gift Aid
  • NOT 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
  • 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; AR18: 35 days late,
Main office

Looking Well Studios
1d King Street
Bentham
Lancaster
LA2 7HG

Objectives

1) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF HEALTH ISSUES AND IN PARTICULAR BY USING THE ARTS TO COMMUNICATE SUCH ISSUES.2) TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL, RECREATIONAL AND OTHER LEISURE TIME FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.3) TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BENTHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE AND IN OTHER APPROPRIATE LOCAL COMMUNITES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great