Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Spending declining: -1
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
Future income +5
No PartB

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

Overall weighted support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 12

COMMONWORD ENTERPRISES LTD

We are a writing development agency running workshops, literature events, seminars, running competitions and occasional events. As part of our activities, from time to time we publish physical books averaging 2 per year and e-books averaging 2 per year.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
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
Spending is declining
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
31/03/23		£107	£110	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£150	£152	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£96	£124	£-27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	*	£106	£154	£-48	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£103	£163	£-60	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£241	£195	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17		£189	£171	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16		£191	£165	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/15		£147	£119	£28	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/14		£185	£177	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Balance Sheet History

Established: 11 years
(18 years as a company)

www.cultureword.org.uk

admin@cultureword.org.uk

01618323777

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham, Salford City, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports 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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£159,112
DCMS	£95,981
National Lottery Community Fund	£18,756

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Commonword Enterprises Ltd
£159,112	04/07/2023	Mapping Manchester: Recovering the City’s Radical Small Press History
National Lottery Community Fund - Through the darkness
£9,536	25/11/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a series of 16 creative writing workshops for women and non-binary people from migrant and refugee communities culminating in a sharing event and a publication. ....more The funding will be used to deliver a series of 16 creative writing workshops for women and non-binary people from migrant and refugee communities culminating in a sharing event and a publication. The activity will be facilitated by female and non-binary artists from refugee backgrounds. This project aims to provide a safe space for beneficiaries to co-learn and build new relationships improve their confidence and their writing skills.
DCMS - NPO 18-22
£95,981	01/04/2020	We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of ....more We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. We have set out our strategic vision in Lets Create that by 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given the chance to flourish and where everyone of us has access to a remarkable range of high quality cultural experiences. We invest public money from Government and The National Lottery to help support the sector and to deliver this vision.
National Lottery Community Fund - Coordinate
£9,220	26/02/2020 11	The organisation will deliver workshops for people from marginalised groups offering improved communication and support and advocacy, with the aim of reducing social isolation and creating support ....more The organisation will deliver workshops for people from marginalised groups offering improved communication and support and advocacy, with the aim of reducing social isolation and creating support communities.
DCMS - NPO 18-22
£94,247	01/04/2019	£1.6bn invested in the key arts and culture infrastrucure organisations in England for a 4 year period
DCMS - NPO 18-22
£94,247	01/04/2018	To promote Arts & Culture throughout the UK
DCMS - NPO 18-22
£23,562	01/04/2018	To support NPO 18-22
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Commonword Enterprises Ltd
£69,900	07/02/2018	Commonword Community Writing Archive Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Silence Will Not Protect You
£8,126	18/10/2017 12	The funding will be used to establish an empowerment, development and advocacy group to allow women who are seeking asylum, are refugees, or who experience domestic violence to explore and voice ....more The funding will be used to establish an empowerment, development and advocacy group to allow women who are seeking asylum, are refugees, or who experience domestic violence to explore and voice their experiences. The group will use drama, poetry and film, nurturing relationships between women with shared experiences of exclusion and supporting the development of skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Identity
£259,284	14/11/2014 35	Not Available
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Identity
£102,419	09/06/2010 36	This project in South Manchester targets young people aged 14 to 20, from disadvantaged neighbourhoods, to attend writing workshops run by established writers to learn how to write and perform poetry ....more This project in South Manchester targets young people aged 14 to 20, from disadvantaged neighbourhoods, to attend writing workshops run by established writers to learn how to write and perform poetry and participate in poetry slams (competitions). The young people are also actively involved in the administration and production of the shows which will improve their literacy skills, confidence and positively influence their lives to divert them from anti social behaviour.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 39-68

BETHAN GALLIERS Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Health Development Coordinator

DR SIVAMOHAN VALLUVAN Appointed: 2015, Occupation: University Lecturer

JULIA DAVIS Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Project Manager

LAURA STEWART (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Owner Manager Diverse Children'S Bookshop

MARCIA ANN HUTCHINSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Fitness Instructor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 19/06/2013, number: 1152499
Registered at Companies House on 10/07/2006, number: 05870623

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; AR20: 9 days late,

Main office

Commonword Enterprises Ltd
Bridge 5 Mill
22A Beswick Street
Ancoats
MANCHESTER
M4 7HR

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF CREATIVE WRITING, LITERATURE AND THE ARTS; TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFORE; AND TO CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS HAVING SIMILAR OBJECTS AND TO ESTABLISH, PROMOTE OR ASSIST SUCH CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED