Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +3

THE NORTHERN STAR COMMUNITY ARTS 

The Company is established for charitable purposes only and engage the whole community in the promotion of the arts by the establishing and management of arts activities. The promotion of the arts by promoting and developing community events and performances to facilitate participation in the arts. The advancement of education by the provision of training to develop skills in the arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers, including a Community Foundation, recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • 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
  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 21 years

www.northernstararts.co.uk

northernstar@northernstararts.co.uk

01217883402

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
31/03/23£52£77£-26n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/22£64£65£-1n/an/an/an/an/a11
31/03/21£85£60£26n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/20£66£45£21n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/19£63£62£1n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/18£73£73£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£70£91£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£92£101£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£116£94£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£96£106£-11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£55£71£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£80£67£14£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£75£78£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£76£96£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£101£94£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£101£94£7£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£97£87£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06£59£72£-13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05*£84£82£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04*£80£66£13£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 11 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Solihull,

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
Heart Of England Community Foundation - My story - Route to wellbeing
£5,000 13/05/2021
Towards two peer-led support groups for people recovering from mental ill-health.
National Lottery Community Fund - Awakening Project
£9,580 23/10/2019
12
Awakening Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Northern Star Commmunity Arts Project
£29,573 30/07/2018
36
This project is a community arts and drama programme working in a deprived area. The project aims to improve emotional wellbeing, provide access to safe spaces and build confidence and self-esteem.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to Northern Star Community Arts
£2,584 14/12/2017
12
This project is based in North Solihull and it offers a range of arts based activities for the community. They are seeking £4998 to support the core cost of a salary to fund project development.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Young Voices
£5,412 06/07/2017
12
Grant to Northern Star Community Arts
National Lottery Community Fund - Amity Club
£9,275 15/03/2017
12
This charity will use the funding to run a social activity club within the local area for elderly people. The club will reduce isolation, build confidence and develop interactions with others in the ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Northern Star Community Arts
£37,000 28/07/2014
Chelmsley Wood's Waterways and Walks
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Northern Star Community Arts
£35,300 29/04/2014
Charity operating in North Solihull providing adults with disabilities art activities as therapy, enabling them to communicate and develop their creativity. Plus engage in outdoor activities such as ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - the louder VOICES project
£142,702 13/12/2012
48
The aim of this project is to build on the Voices project in Solihull. The project will bring the community together to celebrate the diversity of those with learning disabilities, young people and ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-65
  • EMMA CHIDLER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Customer Care Co-Ordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/04/2003, number: 1097090
  • Registered at Companies House on 26/03/2002, number: 04403293
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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 34 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR05: 11 days late, AR04: 1 days late,
Main office

Three Trees Community Centre
Hedingham Grove
Chelmsley Wood
BIRMINGHAM
B37 7TP

Objectives

THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AND THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY OF CHELMSLEY WOOD BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN THE ARTS;(B) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHING AND MANAGEMENT OF ARTS ACTIVITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS BY PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES TO FACILITATE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS; AND(D) THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.THE MAIN AREA OF BENEFIT IS CHELMSLEY WOOD AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOLIHULL.

Defined Area of Benefit:

CHELMSLEY WOOD AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOLIHULL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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