Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

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

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 12

WREN MUSIC

Wren Music works with as many people as possible from all walks of life and especially those excluded from mainstream society, to make music with voice and instruments, using traditional and folk music to inspire creativity, to promote inclusion and to celebrate identity and diversity.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

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

Established: 15 years

www.wrenmusic.co.uk

info@wrenmusic.co.uk

0183753754

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£300	£352	£-52	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22		£278	£276	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/21		£223	£197	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£262	£240	£22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£248	£263	£-14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/18	*	£266	£286	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£258	£243	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£293	£292	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£322	£352	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£331	£329	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£262	£276	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£327	£327	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£340	£308	£32	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£317	£305	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

What it does

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

Who works here?

15 volunteers

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

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 Community Fund	£125,388
DCMS	£96,042
Youth Music	£34,294
BBC Children in Need	£29,700
The Foyle Foundation	£25,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,807

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Wren Music
£9,807	10/11/2022	Okehampton Town Folk Trail
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing For Wellness
£115,428	28/07/2022	The funding will support Wren Music to continue to develop their ‘Singing for Wellness’ groups in Okehampton Honiton and Torquay. These singing groups support people living with long term ....more The funding will support Wren Music to continue to develop their ‘Singing for Wellness’ groups in Okehampton Honiton and Torquay. These singing groups support people living with long term respiratory conditions (such as COPD and long Covid) to improve their physical health as well as their general wellbeing and increase their feelings of social agency.
Youth Music - Instrument Picnic and Songs Around the World
£25,645	29/10/2020	Instrument Picnic and Songs Around the World
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£6,042	25/09/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£8,649	16/04/2020	Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Organisational sustainability
DCMS - Wren Music: Covid Recovery
£60,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Wren Music: Covid Recovery: April to June
£30,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Singing For Wellness
£9,960	23/08/2019 12	Singing For Wellness
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000	02/07/2019 24	towards a new Development Officer post over two years (£15K for year one and £10K for year two)
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Wren Music
£29,700	21/05/2019 36	This project will provide an afterschool music club for children and young people living in low income families. They will develop positive relationships with their peers and family, improve their ....more This project will provide an afterschool music club for children and young people living in low income families. They will develop positive relationships with their peers and family, improve their social skills and increase their confidence.
Youth Music - Cranbrook Music Sessions
£27,896	08/03/2019	Cranbrook Music Sessions
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Wren Music
£2,866	29/11/2017	We want increase the number of old and disabled people in our programme and will pay for additional instruments and music leader sessions.
Youth Music - Cranbrook Music Sessions
£29,970	17/03/2017	Cranbrook Music Sessions
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Wren Music
£16,800	29/05/2014	The project supports many deprived groups across West Devon. It seeks support for project leader salaries. The work will help to reduce social isolation, improve mental health and provide training ....more The project supports many deprived groups across West Devon. It seeks support for project leader salaries. The work will help to reduce social isolation, improve mental health and provide training opportunities.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-73

DR KIRSTY ANN KAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Researcher & Editor

EMILY ROSE WALLINDER Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Software Implementation

HUGH DAVID SUTHERLAND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired Actuary/University Lecturer

JANET SHEILA WINGFIELD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

RUTH ANNE CARTLIDGE Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/03/2009, number: 1128790
Registered at Companies House on 17/12/2008, number: 06774932

Gift Aid

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

14 returns made; AR23: 16 days late, AR18: 43 days late,

Main office

Ebenezer Hall
North Street
Okehampton
EX20 1AR

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, LOCALLY, REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, BY ENCOURAGING AND FOSTERING THE UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE, APPRECIATION ANDDEVELOPMENT OF FOLKLORE MUSIC AND ITS ASSOCIATED ARTISTIC FORMS AND FOLKLORE TRADITION.TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TOINTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH FOLKLORE MUSIC AND RELATED ARTS ACTIVITIES, (BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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