Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 21 ?

WORLD HEART BEAT MUSIC ACADEMY LTD 

ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF STUDENTS BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION IN MUSIC
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
  • 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
Established: 13 years

www.worldheartbeat.org

info@worldheartbeat.org

07973631203

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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
31/08/22£3,093£785£2,308£110£3,241£2824.3106
31/08/21£910£794£116£52£619£3144.7611
31/08/20£720£582£138£70£504£1342.854
31/08/19£578£500£79£20£365£711.756
31/08/18£444£294£150£0£0£0n/a05
31/08/17£243£297£-54£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£285£269£16£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£258£209£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£176£155£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£114£85£30£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£49£41£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£11£0£11£0£0£0NAN00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.6%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 14%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 23%
Highest pay band: £70,000-£80,000
Liabilities/Assets: 8%
Liabilities/Income: 9%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 9%
Reserves/Spending: 4.3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 6 months
Quick Ratio: 1.3
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • 10 employees
  • 6 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
DCMS£654,108
Greater London Authority£81,729
The Clothworkers Foundation£80,000
Garfield Weston Foundation£75,000
City Bridge Trust£47,317
The Foyle Foundation£45,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£25,000 07/02/2023
towards essential equipment for new building
Greater London Authority - London Music Makers
£81,729 24/01/2023
World Heart Beat's London Music Makers project will support an additional 260 disadvantaged young people aged 14-24 through access to 1:1 mentoring alongside music and creative activities. Over two ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to World Heart Beat Music Academy
£80,000 15/03/2022
refurbishment of building for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in London
DCMS - Capital Investment Programme
£365,000 04/03/2022
The Capital Investment Programme is an open access programme to support cultural organisations to adjust buildings and equipment so that they can operate safely post-pandemic and improve access, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 05/11/2021
World Heart Beat at Embassy Gardens: a vibrant new music education centre and concert venue
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000 28/04/2021
towards closing the shortfall in funding towards completion of the new music education centre (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
City Bridge Trust - Grant to World Heart Beat Music Academy Ltd
£47,317 02/09/2020
towards the costs outlined in your application of supporting disadvantaged BAME and disabled people (11 - 25 years old) to appreciate and develop musical skill. Achieved by using on-line resources ....more
DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018-2022
£86,564 01/04/2020
The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
DCMS - World Heart Beat Culture Recovery Fund Request
£135,030 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - World Heart Beat Culture Recovery Fund Request
£67,514 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 20/03/2020
World Heart Beat at Embassy Gardens: a vibrant new education centre and venue
Co-Operative Group - Grant to World Heart Beat Music Academy
£4,956 15/11/2019
We want to raise more funds, so we can provide a year's free music tuition to 70 disadvantaged young people.
Mercer's Charitable Foundation - Grant to World Heart Beat Music Academy Ltd
£49,920 24/04/2018
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Musical Communities
Woodward Charitable Trust - Costs of musical instruments lessons for disadvantaged people
£500 10/11/2017
Towards the costs of musical instrument lessons for disadvantaged young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000 14/09/2017
Musical Communities
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-66
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/12/2010, number: 1139579
  • Registered at Companies House on 07/08/2009, number: 06984769
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; all on time
Main office

45 GARTMOOR GARDENS SOUTHFIELDS
LONDON
SW19 6NX

Objectives

THE PRINCIPAL OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, INSOFAR AS THE SAME ARE CHARITABLE, ASFOLLOWS:-(I) TO HELP PEOPLE, ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES,SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY ASINDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; AND(II) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE IN ALL FORMS OF MUSIC RELATED ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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