Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

Low unrestricted reserves: -2

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

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE ALOUD CHARITY

The Charity is an umbrella organisation that devises, manages and delivers the activity of Only Boys Aloud, Only Girls Aloud, and Only Kids Aloud, and exists to promote and develop choral signing as a vibrant and essential element in the cultural landscape of Wales.

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
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Established: 12 years

http://www.thealoudcharity.com

accounts@thealoudcharity.com

02920481715

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/23		£598	£628	£-30	£0	£177	£143	2.7	8	10
31/08/22		£610	£592	£18	£0	£207	£173	3.5	10	20
31/08/21		£397	£333	£64	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/08/20		£446	£433	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/08/19	*	£567	£541	£26	£0	£113	£60	1.3	8	20
31/08/18	*	£574	£547	£27	£16	£87	£62	1.4	7	0
31/08/17?		£706	£685	£21	£0	£60	£42	0.7	6	0
31/03/16		£461	£411	£49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£260	£236	£24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14?		£199	£168	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13	*	£315	£381	£-66	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 33%
Liabilities/Income: 15%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 81%
Reserves/Spending: 2.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 2.7

Asset Split ?

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

8 employees
10 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

Esmee Fairbairn	£140,000
Tudor Trust	£32,000
The Foyle Foundation	£30,000
Garfield Weston Foundation	£30,000
Dulverton Trust	£30,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£30,000	07/02/2023	towards core costs for yearend August 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000	09/04/2021	Only Boys Aloud Choirs in Wales
Tudor Trust - Grant to ALOUD Charity
£2,000	05/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to ALOUD Charity
£30,000	20/11/2020 24	over two years as continuation funding towards the running costs of an organisation using choral singing to work with young men and boys across Wales
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aloud Charity
£20,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Dulverton Trust - Only Boys Aloud Valleys Choirs
£30,000	23/10/2019	Only Boys Aloud Valleys Choirs
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aloud Charity
£120,000	25/09/2019 36	Towards core costs of the Aloud Charity over three years as it develops new areas of activity and increases its financial resilience.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£60,000	18/12/2018	Only Boys Aloud
Tudor Trust - Grant to ALOUD Charity
£60,000	05/10/2017 36	over three years towards running costs for an organisation promoting choirs and choral singing amongst hard to reach boys and young men in Wales
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to The Aloud Charity
£40,000	05/05/2015 36	Towards core costs to support the new business plan and develop the Only Boys Aloud choral singing programme.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-65

BRANDON HAM Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Trustee

JULIA BARRY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

HYWEL PETERSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

DR IAN JAMES REES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Non Executive Director

LISA TREGALE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

ROSIE DENISE SWEETMAN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

AWEN FFLUR JONES Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: SINFONIA CYMRU,

MATTHEW BURTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Managing Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/07/2012, number: 1147922
Registered at Companies House on 22/06/2012, number: 08116295

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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
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

11 returns made; AR19: 30 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR13: 174 days late,

Main office

Unit 1
Regents Court
Nettlefold Road
CARDIFF
CF24 5JQ

Objectives

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN MUSIC BY ENCOURAGING THE PARTICIPATION OF THE PUBLIC IN SINGING THROUGH GROUP SINGING ACTIVITIES INCLUDING THE FORMATION OF CHOIRS AND THE PRESENTATION OF CONCERTS TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.

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