Finance Score: -4
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -6 ?

STRETCH

Facilitate partnerships between marginalised groups and museums, galleries and cultural institutions. Organize arts related informal learning and access opportunities for disadvantaged groupsWe are in the process of securing a permanent home for Stretch in Margate
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
30/09/23*£18£20£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/22£10£8£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/21*£17£21£-4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/20*£31£27£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/19*£37£39£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/18*£0£1,050£-1,050n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/17£185£150£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/16£192£189£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/15£96£94£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/14£19£34£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/13£104£144£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/12£166£117£49n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/11£122£110£12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/10£101£111£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/09£60£60£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/08*£54£54£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/07*£25£35£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
30/09/06*£24£13£11n/an/an/an/an/an/a

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

www.stretch-charity.org

stretchme@mac.com

07887923264

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Museums, parks, historical sites
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£9,800
National Lottery Community Fund£9,360
Birmingham City Council£4,925
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Birmingham City Council - Stretch & Snax
£4,925 07/09/2023
The project offers a safe social space for the elderly with health/mobility issues ages from 57 to 90yrs one member who is in an electric wheelchair is 49yrs. We offer bingo, chair exercise with a qualified instructor and raffle tickets and raffle ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Eats; heart beats; stories from the streets!
£9,360 28/03/2023
The project will provide a community hub offering employment advice and training. The project aims to develop new skills enabling people to reach their potential.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,800 30/09/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Homeless Voices
£9,500 20/04/2018
12
The funding will be used to support people affected by homelessness by taking part in storytelling, film, theatre and music workshops. The project aims to bring different groups of people together to share their experiences with the wider community ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Storytelling and media skills with young people leaving care
£9,200 22/02/2017
12
This project is community support events and workshops for young people leaving care. This will engage them in positive structured activities with the aim of supporting their transition from care to independence.
Ministry of Justice - Prison Reform And Better Outcomes For Prisoners And Their Families The Mitie Foundation
£4,320 29/01/2017
2
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National Lottery Community Fund - Stretch Digital
£369,000 29/04/2015
36
This project will build upon pilot work previously delivered at HMP Peterborough and will aim to improve the digital skills of offenders and ex offenders. This will be conducted through the provision of a digital inclusion programme delivered to the ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards an arts and education project for marginalised people
£2,000 31/01/2013
Towards an arts and education project for marginalised people who have suffered trauma.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to STRETCH
£25,000 13/12/2011
Towards the director's salary at Stretch on their innovative work in arts and education for vulnerable people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Stretch Horizons
£273,670 10/08/2010
36
This project works with young people aged 13-21, in either local authority care or the criminal justice system, in Leeds Local Authority Area, to engage them in the community through the arts. Tailor made projects will encourage marginalised groups ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW KIDGER Appointed: 2019
  • GREGORY EDWARD MCGEE Appointed: 2020
  • MATTHEW MARSHALL
  • MATTHEW MEADOWS Appointed: 2018
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2005, number: 1109851
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
18 returns made; AR23: 1 days late, AR21: 192 days late, AR20: 355 days late, AR19: 316 days late, AR18: 125 days late, AR08: 48 days late, AR07: 62 days late, AR06: 421 days late,
Main office

Flat 2
Glasbury House
Ferndale Road
London
SW9 8AY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE TH EDUCATION AND PROMOTE THE REHABILITATION OF DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES BY PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY INVOLVING MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

YORKSHIRE, TEESIDE, NEWCASTLE, NORTH WEST MANCHESTER.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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