Overall GiG Score: 5 ?
Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 8
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +8

SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF BLACK ARTS (SABA) 

WE OPERATE A RANGE OF CREATIVE INDUSTRY ACTIVITIES. THESE HAVE BEEN TARGETED PRIMARILY AT YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ACROSS VARIOUS DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT LONDON AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UK. THESE ACTIVITIES INCLUDE BOTH WITHIN THE PERFORMING ARTS, AND WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGERIAL ASPECTS OF THE CREATIVE INDUSTRY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES FOR THE PARTICIPANTS.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • 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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees
  • The Board is completely male

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: 24 years

www.saba.org.uk

john.downie@saba.org.uk

02087766776

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/05/22*£352£241£111n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/05/21£186£142£44n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/05/20*£172£175£-3n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/05/19£187£170£17n/an/an/an/an/a25
31/05/18£173£173£0£0£0£0n/a030
31/05/17£124£91£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£67£66£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£90£86£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£105£123£-18£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£116£110£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£37£55£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£115£94£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/10*£145£105£40£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/09£101£98£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/08£45£41£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/07*£40£40£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/06*£20£24£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/05£14£25£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/04*£19£17£2£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,

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
BBC Children in Need£131,695
Youth Music£28,800
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation£27,678
DCMS£2,995
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - Radical Inclusivity Legacy Leadership Music Project for Young People
£28,800 01/03/2023
Radical Inclusivity Legacy Leadership Music Project for Young People
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Society for the Advancement of Black Arts
£48,700 12/10/2022
This grant will empower Black children and young people from Lambeth to deliver Social Action in their community.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Tools for Change
£24,228 09/02/2022
Technology training, via workshops and surgeries for 80 people over 18.
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation - Luton Broadcast Centre
£3,450 20/01/2022
Broadcasting skills workshops for young people at risk of criminal behaviour and older people from the Windrush generation.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Society for the Advancement of Black Arts
£80,000 31/07/2020
Covid19 - This grant will fund employability skills training and mentoring for young people from the black community who have been isolated and lacked education support due to Covid-19. Activities ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Society for the Advancement of Black Arts
£2,995 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - The grant will fund staff, technology, training, activities and running costs to deliver the project remotely to children and young people subject to gang culture who are isolated at home ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,995 23/05/2020
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 ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Society for the Advancement of Black Arts
£29,970 22/11/2018
36
This project helps at risk and disadvantaged young people. By developing creative skills, young people refocus and identify ways to improve their lives through the performing arts and digital media ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2000, number: 1079821
  • Registered at Companies House on 11/05/1999, number: 03768201
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR22: 15 days late, AR20: 1 days late, AR10: 4 days late, AR07: 31 days late, AR06: 18 days late, AR04: 22 days late,
Main office

SABA Ltd, Unit 1
Resource Business Centre,
537 Norwood Road
West Norwood
London
SE27 9DL

Objectives

(A) TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AFRO-CARIBBEAN MUSIC, CULTURE, LANGUAGES AND OTHER SUBJECTS; (B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND DISTRESS; AND (C) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON AND ELSEWHERE BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS BY PROVIDING, MANAGING AND MAKING AVAILABLE FACILITIES FOR DANCE, MUSIC, SOUND-RECORDING AND OTHER FORMS OF RECREATION.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON AND ELSEWHERE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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