Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 3
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3
Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

DREAM ARTS 

From 1 April 2017 DreamArts CIO will be the new charitable structure for the work of DreamArts trust (registration 1070614) which since 1999 has used the arts to enable young people to realise their potential. For reports on the work and finances of DreamArts from 1 April 2017 please see the Annual Report and Accounts for DreamArts CIO registration 1162525.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • This charity appears to be dormant
Established: 26 years

www.dreamarts.org.uk

graham@dreamarts.org.uk

07930606210

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This Charity appears to be dormant

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*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/17*£173£173£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£192£189£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£202£198£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£248£246£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£245£243£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£179£178£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£207£208£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£185£184£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£199£196£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£194£194£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£168£169£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£144£144£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£133£127£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£135£142£-8£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to DreamArts
£26,797 30/11/2020
This grant will fund organisational costs of delivery supporting disadvantaged young people in Westminster who are additionally affected by Covid-19 and support them to express themselves creatively ....more
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to DreamArts
£40,000 12/10/2018
24
DreamArts - core cost support
BBC Children in Need - Grant to DreamArts
£30,000 30/07/2018
36
This project will provide counselling and therapeutic support to young people living in poverty and who have poor mental health, the sessions will provide a greater sense of self-worth, increase ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 24/01/2018
DreamArts running costs
BBC Children in Need - Grant to DreamArts
£122,082 17/10/2017
36
Weekend arts activities (including theatre, dance and film) for 75 7-19 year olds experiencing local deprivation in Westminster. Children and young people will explore who they are, build positive ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Carers Express Project
£9,975 11/04/2017
12
This project will deliver a programme of arts activities that will engage young carers who are experiencing the effects of isolation. This will increase social opportunities and improve levels of ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Development programme for vulnerable young women
£10,000 14/03/2013
12
This is a project by a community group in Westminster. The group will use the funding to support vulnerable young women by running information and life skills workshops. This will develop life skills ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to DreamArts
£23,000 31/05/2011
the costs of the mobile arts programme including salaries, materials, venue hire and travel
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/07/1998, number: 1070614
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 4 days late, AR22: 5 days late, AR21: 2 days late, AR20: 3 days late, AR19: 2 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR05: 43 days late, AR04: 33 days late,
Main office

Great Western Studios
65 Alfred Road
London
W2 5EU

Objectives

PROVIDING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE ARTS AND THE PROVISION OF SUCH OPPORTUNITIES TOT HE UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUNG PEOPLE OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF WESTMINSTER TOGETHER WITH SUCH OTHER PURPOSES BEING EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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