Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -9

Support Score: 7

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Very static board: -5

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 0

APSARA ARTS

The charity exists to educate people of Asian descent in particular by the provision of arts and heritage projects so as to :- Further their understanding of Asian Arts and Heritage- Empower them and raise their self-esteem- Promote greater appreciation of Asian Art and break down barriers to community cohesion

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static and has little diversity in terms of age

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: 20 years

www.apsaraarts.co.uk

info@apsaraarts.co.uk

02086656594

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£147	£124	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/22		£120	£102	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£55	£68	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£76	£79	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£59	£52	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/18		£42	£52	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£45	£36	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£40	£48	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£62	£60	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£59	£43	£15	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£48	£48	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£49	£41	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£47	£47	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£48	£41	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£9	£35	£-26	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£51	£44	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£37	£32	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£34	£32	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£71	£54	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
12 volunteers

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 Heritage Fund	£99,929
BBC Children in Need	£32,928
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,569
DCMS	£13,300
Sport England	£7,640
The Clothworkers Foundation	£6,000
Greater London Authority	£4,935

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Mind Matters' (working title)
£9,894	02/12/2022	The funding will be used to run workshops for people to stay fit improve wellbeing and reduce isolation using Indian dance movements. The project targets diverse communities in particular Asian women ....more The funding will be used to run workshops for people to stay fit improve wellbeing and reduce isolation using Indian dance movements. The project targets diverse communities in particular Asian women over 55 years old.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£95,929	11/11/2021	I saw a god dance
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Apsara Arts
£6,000	01/07/2021	purchase of IT and sewing equipment* for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Croydon
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Girls Can' Working title
£9,675	27/05/2021	The funding will be used to deliver keep fit cooking craft and cultural arts sessions for young BAME girls. The project aims to reduce barriers to activities and decrease isolation.
Greater London Authority - London Community Story Grant
£1,500	16/03/2021	To analyse, present and share community on-traditional/creative insights
Sport England - TGC CF Keep-fit Bollyfun
£7,640	05/01/2021 11	This project will deliver weekly dance and yoga sessions to women and girls aged 16+.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£29,858	19/12/2020	This project will provide arts and drama activities for young people from Asian communities affected by local deprivation. The activities will build positive relationships, help manage feelings and ....more This project will provide arts and drama activities for young people from Asian communities affected by local deprivation. The activities will build positive relationships, help manage feelings and emotions and build confidence.
DCMS - CRF20 Apsara Arts
£13,300	14/10/2020	Culture Recovery Fund for Heritage 2020-21
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£4,000	02/07/2020	COVID19 Apsara Arts
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£3,070	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staff hours, technology and resources to support children and young people in BME communities who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund additional staff hours, technology and resources to support children and young people in BME communities who are isolated at home due to Covid-19. Children and young people will improve their emotional wellbeing.
Greater London Authority - Keep fit Bollyfun, working title
£3,435	01/08/2019	Active Londoners
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Apsara Arts
£6,190	15/03/2019 12	This project offers art, speech and drama workshops for disadvantaged children aged 5-15 in Croydon. It will raise aspirations, confidence and improve communication skills.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£63,900	06/06/2018	Fifty Shades of Sarees
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Girls
£9,800	08/03/2017 12	This project will deliver a series of engagement activities that will focus upon improving relationships for young women within the black minority ethnic and migrant communities. This will bring the ....more This project will deliver a series of engagement activities that will focus upon improving relationships for young women within the black minority ethnic and migrant communities. This will bring the community together and challenge issues surrounding isolation.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£10,000	01/09/2016	Every poster tells a story – World War 1 & women's role
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£53,500	08/01/2014	Croydon Mela
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Apsara Arts
£10,000	07/08/2013	Sharing our Bollywood stories: marking 100 years of Bollywood cinema
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching hard to reach, Asian women's project
£10,000	05/08/2010 12	This community group in Croydon will deliver creative workshops to Asian women who face cultural and language barriers to participating in community activities. Participants will be able to learn new ....more This community group in Croydon will deliver creative workshops to Asian women who face cultural and language barriers to participating in community activities. Participants will be able to learn new skills while increasing their confidence, self-esteem and reducing isolation.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 47-65

DAKSHA SHAH Appointed: 2004, Occupation: Office Clerk

ALPA PATEL (Chair) Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Shop Assistant

REENA GADHER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Shop Assistant

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/04/2004, number: 1103414
Registered at Companies House on 05/01/2004, number: 05005716

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

19 returns made; AR07: 112 days late,

Main office

17 FAIRHOLME ROAD
CROYDON
CR0 3PG

Objectives

1. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AMONGST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DESCENT.2. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONGST PEOPLE OF ASIAN DECENT IN PARTICULAR, BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS AND HERITAGE PROJECTS.3. ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE BY LAW, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, IN PARTICULAR, THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL COHESION THROUGH THE ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED.

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