Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 7

Poor Liquidity: -1
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

CREATIVE YOUTH

Creative Youth enable young people to realise their futures through the arts. Through organising workshops, our skills development programme and other strands of work we equip them with the skills and confidence to succeed in business and the arts. We produce bespoke creative solutions and celebrate the achievements of young people in the arts worldwide during FUSE International Festival.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
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 gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity
Why are there 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change

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
31/03/23?		£1,318	£637	£681	£25	£734	£59	1.1	2	45
30/09/21		£414	£379	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/20		£157	£155	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/19		£365	£376	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/18		£423	£417	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/17		£397	£389	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/16		£390	£381	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/15		£429	£429	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/14		£469	£440	£29	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/13		£498	£522	£-24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/12		£476	£481	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/11		£500	£499	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
30/09/10	*	£300	£299	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 3.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 16%
Liabilities/Income: 16%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 8%
Reserves/Spending: 1.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.5

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 15 years

www.creativeyouthcharity.org.uk

hello@creativeyouthcharity.org

02085492120

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kingston Upon Thames,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£153,500
DCMS	£112,052
The Foyle Foundation	£35,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	28/04/2023	towards the visual arts programme between May 2023 - March 2024 at FUSEBOX, a new, multi-arts space on Kingston’s riverside
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Youth Connects - Youth Zone
£9,800	09/12/2022	This project will support a wellbeing drop-in service for 12 – 25 year-olds with complex concerns involving drugs and alcohol sexual health and money worries. The funding will provide support and advice and a space to make new friendships.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creative Youth
£153,500	18/06/2021	AMP Kingston; Art, Music and Pop Fashion
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£15,000	28/04/2021	towards an adapted International Youth Arts Festival in July 2021 (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	25/09/2020	Creative Youth
DCMS - Creative Youth
£74,997	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Creative Youth/IYAF
£37,055	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	07/03/2019	Building impact and sustainability
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	14/09/2017	Development & Staff Costs
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creative Youth
£99,700	02/02/2017	Kingston RPM; Records, People and Music
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Creative Youth
£10,000	04/03/2015	Community Roots: exploring and showcasing our community's heritage
Hazelhurst Trust - Grant
£2,000	28/04/2013	Youth Arts Festival

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 27-76

ALAN LEONARD STEVENSON BSCHON FCA

ANN HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Director

AMRITA BREMBER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Civil Servant

BRETT JOHN ALDERTON Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Events Director

GREGORY MILES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Project Liaison Manager

JEREMY JAMES TAYLOR OBE, Occupation: Director/Teacher/Writer

JASON PIPER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Associate Professor, Kingston University

JONATHAN CHRISTOPHER SHAVE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Music Producer

MOLLY MOPSA HANSON-AKINS Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Actor

MICHAEL BRYHER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Education Manager

MICHAELA HUNTE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Nanny & Young Creative

PETER MAYHEW-SMITH Appointed: 2014, Occupation: College Principal

ROBIN TIMOTHY HUTCHINSON MBE (Chair)

ROBERT GEORGE O'DOWD Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chief Executive

VIVIENNE ANNE MATHER Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 26/10/2009, number: 1132314
Registered at Companies House on 16/03/2009, number: 06848384

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
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

13 returns made; AR10: 3 days late,

Main office

Creative Youth
Millennium House
21 Eden Street
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
Surrey
KT1 1BL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE PERFORMING ARTS, BY THEPROVISION OF AN ANNUAL YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL, IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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