Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

B SHARP LTD

B Sharp, based in Lyme Regis, West Dorset, provides high quality music-making opportunities to excite and inspire young people. Our aim is to bring out the strengths in every child building confidence and self esteem. Our professional music leaders have between them the highest level and range of experience. We have a regular ongoing offer of extra curricular projects for 11- 18 year olds.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Established: 12 years

www.bsharp.org.uk

info@bsharp.org.uk

07947 334138

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		£97	£95	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/22		£126	£79	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/21		£78	£58	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20	*	£95	£96	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/19		£115	£104	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/18		£86	£119	£-33	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£200	£140	£61	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£128	£105	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£88	£109	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£92	£70	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Devon, Dorset, Somerset,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
20 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

Youth Music	£299,971
Dorset Community Foundation	£16,236
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£5,000
Devon Community Foundation	£1,996
Co-Operative Group	£1,009

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Youth Music - Rural Umbrella Music Centre Development
£200,000	26/10/2023	Rural Umbrella Music Centre Development
Co-Operative Group - Grant to B Sharp
£1,009	21/10/2023	We wish to run music activities for young people aged 0–25, after-school clubs and 1–1 sessions, and work with local pre-schools, schools and community partners who support vulnerable young ....more We wish to run music activities for young people aged 0–25, after-school clubs and 1–1 sessions, and work with local pre-schools, schools and community partners who support vulnerable young people.
Dorset Community Foundation - Listen Up!
£6,130	15/02/2023	Supporting young people from BEAF and local youth clubs to create a climate campaign and present their ideas through music at 3 local performances
Devon Community Foundation - Grant to B Sharp
£1,996	27/07/2022	Free music-making activities for young people attending Axminster youth club
Youth Music - West Dorset Inclusive 'Umbrella Music Centre'
£99,971	30/09/2021	West Dorset Inclusive 'Umbrella Music Centre'
Dorset Community Foundation - Songs of Here: Songs of Now
£10,106	07/05/2021	Contribution towards Atlantic Academy's Wildlife Garden and local growing space, hosted at a local school in order to provide activities for students/residents to increase their knowledge and respect ....more Contribution towards Atlantic Academy's Wildlife Garden and local growing space, hosted at a local school in order to provide activities for students/residents to increase their knowledge and respect for the natural environment and how to protect it.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£5,000	25/09/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	29/05/2019	Core Costs/Unrestricted
Youth Music - B Sharp Music For All Programme 2018 - 2021
£100,000	03/05/2018	B Sharp Music For All Programme 2018 - 2021
Youth Music - B Sharp 2017 - 2018 'Sound & Vision'
£30,000	17/11/2017	B Sharp 2017 - 2018 'Sound & Vision'

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 60-75

JAMES FRANCIS EDWARD CARTWRIGHT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director

JULIE SHEPPARD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

NIGEL ALAN CLEGG Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Company Director Semi Retired

RAJA ADEL JARRAH Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Charity Worker

THEODORE SUDBURY SLIGHT Appointed: 2022

TRACEY BLECH Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Barrister

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 05/10/2012, number: 1149237
Registered at Companies House on 18/07/2012, number: 08148527

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
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR20: 8 days late,

Main office

St. Michael's Business Centre
Church Road
LYME REGIS
DT7 3DB

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25 LIVING IN LYME REGIS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF MUSIC ACTIVITY AND EDUCATION, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY ENCOURAGING THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF MUSIC OF HIGH ARTISTIC CALIBRE COMPOSED BY LIVING MUSICIANS AND OF SUCH MUSIC GENERALLY.

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