Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9
Overall GiG Score: 15 ?

COMMUNITY FOCUS INCLUSIVE ARTS 

Community Focus was established in 1978.Our old unincorporated charity number was: 287222We became incorporated in 2010 and now appears as a newly registered charity as a result of this.CF delivers innovative creative workshops:photography, textiles,creative writing,art, watercolour, life drawing,ceramics, IT, dance,drama and many ground-breaking projects throughout the year.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • 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

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£318£304£14n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/22£253£239£14n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21£261£164£96n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/03/20£243£220£24n/an/an/an/an/a15
31/03/19£212£215£-3n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18*£236£245£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£327£303£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£268£303£-35£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£309£325£-16£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£301£324£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£386£463£-76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£495£467£28£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.communityfocus.co.uk

admin@communityfocus.co.uk

02037432326

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnet,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 5 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£146,992
DCMS£128,453
John Lyon's Charity£73,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
National Lottery Community Fund£18,407
The Clothworkers Foundation£3,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Coronation Celebrations Community Focus Inclusive Arts
£9,988 28/03/2023
The funding will be used in celebration of the King's Coronation and Eurovision Song Contest using art related activities to enable those living with learning; sensory and physical disabilities to ....more
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Community Focus
£29,000 17/11/2022
Changing Pages
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Community Focus Inclusive Arts
£99,400 10/10/2022
24
£99,400 over two years (£49,800, £49,600) towards the running costs of a multidisciplinary art-based programme engaging young disabled people
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Community Focus
£3,900 29/09/2022
October Half Term
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Community Focus Inclusive Arts
£3,500 20/10/2021
purchase of IT equipment* for a charity supporting people with disabilities in London. *excludes 'cloudbased database'
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award - COVID19 response
£10,000 01/10/2021
Inclusive Arts for disadvantaged people
John Lyon's Charity - Cultural Capital grant to Community Focus
£27,900 14/07/2021
Back in Action
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Community Focus
£3,900 15/06/2021
Summer Engagement
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Community Focus Inclusive Arts
£47,592 02/09/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application of developing online classes and delivering physically distanced face-to-face work for participants
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Community Focus
£4,300 04/08/2020
12
Summer Online projects
DCMS - Cornerstone
£128,453 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - ARTiculate Futures
£8,419 10/03/2020
7
The funding will be used to deliver a series of life skills programmes for young people living with mental health problems. The project aims to improve their employability and education opportunities.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000 14/02/2020
REVENUE / CORE FUNDING
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Community Focus
£4,000 02/12/2019
12
Winter Outings
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Community Focus
£5,795 19/11/2018
We will help Barnet's 16-25 year old who are isolated, lonely or experiencing mental health issues through creative art workshops.
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Community Focus
£3,250 26/07/2018
12
A project to reduce isolation amongst elderly residents
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Community Focus
£3,158 29/11/2017
We will need to pay towards the use of a venue, refreshments and sessional freelance tutors.
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Community Focus
£15,768 26/01/2017
12
Multi-media arts classes for older & disabled local residents
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Community Focus
£15,766 15/09/2016
12
Arts / multi-media workshops for older & disabled people
London Borough of Barnet - Grant to Community Focus
£15,766 01/06/2016
12
Non-vocational classes for older & disabled people
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Community Focus Inclusive Arts
£32,000 29/04/2014
The charity uses arts to support the needs of disabled and disadvantaged people in Barnet. People accessing activities and support are less isolated, gain new peer networks and have improved well ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Youth Focus (YF)
£177,343 09/06/2010
36
This project in Barnet will use the arts to empower children and young people from a diverse spectrum of backgrounds, cultures and abilities by giving them the confidence and employment skills (such ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 40-74
  • AJAZ AHMED Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Accountant
  • TOM HOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/12/2010, number: 1139259
  • Registered at Companies House on 17/11/2010, number: 07442636
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • 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
12 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 1 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

FRIARY HOUSE
FRIARY PARK
FRIARY ROAD
FRIERN BARNET LANE
LONDON
N20 0NR

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND AESTHETIC TASTE OF MEMBERSOF THE PUBLIC WITH A NON-EXCLUSIVE FOCUS ON THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OFBARNET AND THE NEIGHBOURHOODS THEREOF IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIESIN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATIONSOF SAID PEOPLE AND IN PARTICULAR THOSE WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OFTHEIR AGE, YOUTH, OR DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BARNET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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