Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 4

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Mainly male board: -1

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 6

BLACKPOOL MUSIC SCHOOL

To advance the musical education for the benefit of the public, primarily but not exclusively for those who are, disabled, and those who have need by reason of their social or economic circumstances. This will be achieved through the provision of classes and performances

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is predominantly 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
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

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		£63	£71	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22		£66	£71	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£64	£55	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/20		£49	£50	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19		£56	£41	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18	*	£43	£39	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£37	£36	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£44	£36	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£38	£21	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£35	£21	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£32	£25	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£3	£3	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£15	£15	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£41	£39	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£32	£32	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£30	£28	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 17 years

www.blackpoolmusicschool.org

musicschoolblackpool@gmail.com

01253695318

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Blackpool,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People With Disabilities

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,934
Youth Music	£9,042
Garfield Weston Foundation	£5,000
DCMS	£3,700

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Helping the community with music
£10,000	21/04/2023	The organisation will use the funding to continue their warm zone activities to offer social gatherings with food and music activities for older people and people with carers in the local area with ....more The organisation will use the funding to continue their warm zone activities to offer social gatherings with food and music activities for older people and people with carers in the local area with the aim of addressing loneliness and isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - Breath Easy
£9,934	28/01/2021 11	The funding will be used to provide online music classes for people who have diagnosed lung conditions such as asthma or breathing problems from Covid 19. The project aims to use specialised ....more The funding will be used to provide online music classes for people who have diagnosed lung conditions such as asthma or breathing problems from Covid 19. The project aims to use specialised equipment that increases lung capacity to improve physical and mental wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,700	26/06/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£9,042	24/04/2020	Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Organisational sustainability
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£5,000	06/03/2020	Music Therapy
National Lottery Community Fund - Blackpool Rocks
£10,000	13/09/2018 12	The funding will be used to purchase equipment and hire tutors to run a series of music workshops. The project aims to reach out to people who are isolated and may have poor mental and physical ....more The funding will be used to purchase equipment and hire tutors to run a series of music workshops. The project aims to reach out to people who are isolated and may have poor mental and physical health in order to create supportive networks and build confidence through engaging with music.
National Lottery Community Fund - BMA community refurbish building project
£10,000	05/08/2015 12	The organisation will use the funding to improve access and car parking, and fit new windows and security cameras for its building (that provides music tuition for people in the community, in ....more The organisation will use the funding to improve access and car parking, and fit new windows and security cameras for its building (that provides music tuition for people in the community, in residential care and care homes for older people) in an area of high deprivation which has no other community buildings. This will enable the organisation to provide improved access and security for children and other vulnerable people that use the building.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

BARRY CLEMSON

ED CHRISTIANO Appointed: 2018

HYWEL GRIFFITHS Appointed: 2023

JOHN SHAW (Chair)

JIM HERKOWYI Appointed: 2017

JOHN MCALPINE Appointed: 2020

KEITH CRUDEN Appointed: 2023

NICHOLAS PETER WHITESIDE Appointed: 2023

NICOLA BREAKELL Appointed: 2021

PETER GEOFFREY SMITH Appointed: 2021

RUSSELL RAMSEY Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2007, number: 1120716

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

16 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR16: 0 days late, AR14: 38 days late, AR13: 0 days late,

Main office

420 WATERLOO ROAD
BLACKPOOL
FY4 4BL

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECT (“THE OBJECTS”) ARE:-TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE WHO ARE ELDERLY, DISABLED, YOUNG OR WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF SOCIAL ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CLASSES AND PERFORMANCES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, BLACKPOOL.

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