Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 6
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

THE BME TV FM CHARITABLE FOUNDATION 

Black & Minority Ethnic Television, Film & Media (bmetvfm) is a volunteer led charity striving for a fairer deal for black and minority ethnic (BME) in Broadcasting and Media . It provides a 24 hour internet television channel www.bmetv.net ranked in the top 3% of all worldwide websites ( according to Alexa) and provides positive engagement via training, sports and other events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently

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
30/09/22£44£42£2n/an/an/an/an/a5
30/09/21£56£48£8n/an/an/an/an/a7
30/09/20£41£42£-1n/an/an/an/an/a3
30/09/19£82£89£-7n/an/an/an/an/a0
30/09/18£96£102£-6£0£0£0n/a07
30/09/17*£140£138£2£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£136£149£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/15*£136£149£-13£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/14*£140£138£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/13£190£189£1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/12£229£230£-1£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/11£137£119£19£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/10*£92£87£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/09£63£63£0£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/08£50£54£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/07£54£48£5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/06*£41£46£-5£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/05*£50£47£3£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/04£9£5£3£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 21 years

www.bmetv.net

PRESIDENT@BMETV.NET

02073618715

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who supports 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
Youth Music - Production & Performance in Music Programme(PAPM)
£28,916 03/11/2022
Production & Performance in Music Programme(PAPM)
National Lottery Community Fund - Removing Barriers To Talent Development
£8,941 17/09/2021
The funding will be used to deliver a 12 month programme in creative management and talent development. The project aims to remove barriers for young BAME people enabling them to access opportunities ....more
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Minority Ethnic Television, Film & Media
£67,500 06/09/2017
Our Heritage TV, Phase 2, community participation to complete the BAME 20th Century story
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Black Minority Ethnic Television, Film & Media
£77,400 06/08/2014
Our Heritage TV(OHTV)
Sport England - Community & Family Sports (CFS)
£40,750 03/08/2012
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Community & Family Sports (CFS)'. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.
Sport England - Estate Athletics & Keep Fit and in Sport Project
£63,390 11/08/2011
Funding under Sport England's Sportsmatch funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'Estate Athletics & Keep Fit and in Sport Project '. This project lists its main activity as Multi Sports.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/09/2003, number: 1099419
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR17: 46 days late, AR15: 73 days late, AR14: 114 days late, AR10: 12 days late, AR06: 31 days late, AR05: 84 days late,
Main office

95 CHINBROOK ROAD
LONDON
SE12 9QL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN DESCENT AND OTHER ETHNIC MINORITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SPONSORSHIP FOR TRAINING IN THE FIELDS OF BROADCASTING, FILM, VIDEO AND INTERACTIVE MEDIA

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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