Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 8
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BIRMINGHAM URBAN RHYTHM NETWORK 

Provides advocacy/advice/informationDeveloping the foundations for change and life skills with a new and innovative approach, which will shape the use of the mind.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

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
31/03/22£289£220£69n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£130£161£-31n/an/an/an/an/a2
31/03/20£143£80£63n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19*£30£28£3n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/18£19£6£13£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/16*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/15*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/14*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/09*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/08*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/06*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 20 years

info@theburnproject.co.uk

07590482665

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Poverty relief
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • The General Public/Mankind

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
Henry Smith Charity£150,000
DCMS£82,953
BBC Children in Need£66,510
National Lottery Community Fund£57,000
Youth Music£7,190
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to BURN
£150,000 07/12/2021
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support and activities for young people aged 11 - 21 from disadvantaged communities in Birmingham.
National Lottery Community Fund - BURN Rebuild and Inspire
£10,000 21/05/2021
The funding will be used to offer diversionary music and performing arts programmes three times a week for six months to support children and young people’s mental health and well-being in a ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,000 05/10/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Birmingham Urban Rhythm Network
£63,000 09/09/2020
12
COVID19 - This project will deliver music and media based youth activities and workshops to young people at risk of youth offending, isolated due to Covid-19. Outcomes include improved emotional ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£31,443 01/07/2020
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 Birmingham Urban Rhythm Network
£3,510 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant is for support for training and running costs for staff who are supporting young people at risk of offending who have been impacted by Covid-19. The grant will assist in building ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,510 28/05/2020
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
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£7,190 21/05/2020
Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Adapting and staying inclusive
National Lottery Community Fund - Development project (Development Grant)
£47,000 24/05/2019
12
This money will help the organisation to strengthen and grow by building on its capacity to deliver, developing an appropriate fundraising strategy, and strengthening its governance. The organisation ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Birmingham Urban Rhythm Network
£54,200 02/03/2018
24
This project will encourage young people involved in gang and criminal behaviour to engage in educational activities.Through music creation the young people involved will be supported in increasing ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Aim Higher
£9,850 02/08/2017
12
This group will use the funding to engage young people who are involved or at risk of gang activity through the medium of music, developing new skills and exploring their attitudes and behaviours. ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/09/2004, number: 1105723
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR21: 3 days late, AR19: 103 days late, AR17: 19 days late, AR16: 28 days late, AR15: 303 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR10: 11 days late, AR09: 14 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 17 days late, AR05: 1 days late,
Main office

The Lighthouse
100 Alma Way
BIRMINGHAM
B19 2LN

Objectives

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, IN PARTICULAR THOSE OF AFRO-CARIBBEAN DESCENT AND OTHER ETHNIC MINORITIES, INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN ORDER TO IMPROVE EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IT CLASSES, LANGUAGE CLASSES AND BASIC SKILLS COURSE AND;2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR THE LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRMINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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