Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 10

Liabilities <10%: +3

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

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 22

THE FLYING SEAGULL PROJECT

We spread joy worldwide through music, art, circus and dance. Working with vulnerable, abandoned, outcast and poorly people, we run creative sessions to help build confidence, aid childhood development and strengthen communication.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
This charity has a robust balance sheet
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

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
28/02/23	£547	£371	£176	£56	£363	£298	9.7	3	75
28/02/22	£259	£282	£-23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/21	£241	£197	£44	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
29/02/20	£291	£302	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/19	£403	£387	£16	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/18	£285	£215	£70	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/17	£208	£161	£47	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/16	£117	£97	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/15	£67	£60	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
28/02/14	£55	£50	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 10.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 15.1%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 4%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 82%
Reserves/Spending: 9.7 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 11 months
Quick Ratio: 25.2

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years

www.theflyingseagullproject.com

info@theflyingseagullproject.com

00447958176160

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
General Charitable Purposes
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Albania, Belgium, Bosnia And Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Jordan, Lebanon, Poland, Romania, Spain, Throughout England, Turkey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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 Community Fund	£223,087
DCMS	£22,046
John Lyon's Charity	£3,400

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Playful Communities: Access for All
£205,402	23/02/2023	The funding will be used to deliver high quality play and positive activities for children across England who are otherwise missing out due to poverty isolation or caring responsibilities. The project is co-designed in partnership with local ....more The funding will be used to deliver high quality play and positive activities for children across England who are otherwise missing out due to poverty isolation or caring responsibilities. The project is co-designed in partnership with local organisations to deliver a series of regular workshop sessions so that children can keep active and improve their wellbeing.
National Lottery Community Fund - Get Up and Giggle Community Celebrations
£7,994	14/04/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a variety of entertainment over a 3- day community celebration for the Jubilee. It will collaborate with local Brixton community groups and other local charities in order to share cultures food and arts and will ....more The funding will be used to deliver a variety of entertainment over a 3- day community celebration for the Jubilee. It will collaborate with local Brixton community groups and other local charities in order to share cultures food and arts and will include magic circus workshops music and a host of other activities. The project aims to bring different elements of the community together in order to promote community cohesion.
DCMS - Arts Council National Lottery Project Grants
£22,046	23/03/2022	National Lottery Project Grants is our open access programme for arts, libraries and museums projects. The fund supports thousands of individual artists, community and cultural organisations.
National Lottery Community Fund - Celebrating Communities: reconnecting through festivals and play.
£9,691	04/06/2021	The funding will be used to run a series of positive high-energy interactive circus shows/festivals for children and families who are experiencing hardship due to poverty ill health isolation carer responsibilities and disability.The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to run a series of positive high-energy interactive circus shows/festivals for children and families who are experiencing hardship due to poverty ill health isolation carer responsibilities and disability.The project aims to bring people together across demographics within often-forgotten communities in positive shared activity building strong relationships with partners and service users resulting in stronger communities. The project also aims to increase confidence motor-skills new technical skills communication and freedom of expression.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to The Flying Seagull Project
£3,400	01/05/2021	Spring in Your Step

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: 39-69

BALAKRISHNA MCALINN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

CATHERINE SULLIVAN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Accountant

DAVID ROBINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Worker

DONNA YAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

NAOMI FRANCES BRIERCLIFFE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Senior Associate

SOFIE HENELL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Senior Programme Manager

STEVE WYNNE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Executive Producer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/06/2013, number: 1152433
Registered at Companies House on 14/02/2013, number: 08404014

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
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

Unit 1
Aldbury's Farm
Bishop's Stortford
Hertfordshire
CM22 7JX

Objectives

1) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; AND2) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY

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