Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

Poor Liquidity: -1
Strong growth: +2

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

FIERCE (FESTIVAL) LIMITED

We bring audiences together through radical live events that are socially engaged and specifically contextualized in the West Midlands. Operating from the principal that everyone is creative, we also carry out a variety of learning activities with artists. We promote the education in and appreciation of live and performance art by sharing it with audiences in unusual places and spaces.

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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		£917	£917	£0	£0	£131	£118	1.5	6	109
31/03/22		£332	£222	£111	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/21		£160	£83	£77	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/20		£270	£326	£-56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	54
31/03/19		£162	£152	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18		£205	£251	£-46	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£147	£78	£68	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£188	£196	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£191	£217	£-27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£268	£267	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£189	£167	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£148	£148	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£277	£284	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£126	£140	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£154	£155	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08	*	£416	£415	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07	*	£410	£398	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06	*	£414	£425	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 90%
Reserves/Spending: 1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 3.1

Asset Split ?

Established: 19 years
(21 years as a company)

www.wearefierce.org

contact@wearefierce.org

07746974900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Staffordshire, Stoke-on-trent City, Walsall, Warwickshire, Wolverhampton, Worcestershire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

6 employees
109 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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Daiwa Anglo-Japanese Foundation - Grant to Fierce (Festival) Limited (Birmingham)
£3,000	19/11/2021	Travel support for the Japanese artist Saeborg to premiere a performance at Fierce Festival (Birmingham) and Submerge Festival (Manchester) in March and October 2022; the first time these festivals ....more Travel support for the Japanese artist Saeborg to premiere a performance at Fierce Festival (Birmingham) and Submerge Festival (Manchester) in March and October 2022; the first time these festivals have included representation from Japan.
DCMS - National portfolio organisation 2018 - 2022
£133,015	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
DCMS - Fierce Culture Recover Fund
£48,923	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 33-56

NOLLY AICHA BOUAMEUR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Freelance Marketing And Audience Development

PAUL BURNS (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Head Of Dance And Interim Deputy Director Of Arts

REBECCA HAINES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Independent Executive Producer

SINDY CAMPBELL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Head Of Film Birmingham

HELEN DYKE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Senior Associate Solicitor

JAMILA JOHNSON-SMALL Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Artist

GERALDINE COLLINGE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Events And Exhibitions, Other trusteeship: COMPTON VERNEY HOUSE CHARITY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2005, number: 1110138
Registered at Companies House on 05/12/2002, number: 04609212

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

18 returns made; AR16: 1 days late, AR15: 2 days late, AR14: 6 days late, AR12: 174 days late, AR08: 12 days late, AR07: 115 days late, AR06: 34 days late,

Main office

103 Argent Centre
Frederick Street
Birmingham
B1 3HS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE CONTEMPORARY ARTS THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF LIVE, PERFORMANCE, VISUAL, MEDIA, MUSIC AND OTHER ARTS, PRINCIPALLY, THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE ANNUAL STAGING OF A FESTIVAL IN THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

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