Finance Score: -7

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
All male board: -3

Award winner
Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 0

LOOSE

Built in 1879, The Studio was transferred from HBC to LOOSE, in 2009 and renovated with a grant from The Community Assets Fund. Run for community benefit, there is a large stage, rehearsal & recording & video-making facilities & ArtSpace Gallery.LOOSE aims to remove barriers to participation in music, theatre & creative arts by providing affordable opportunities, facilities, and support.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity is a recent Award Winner
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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/04/23		£120	£162	£-41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	7
30/04/22	*	£116	£161	£-45	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
30/04/21	*	£159	£141	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/04/20		£160	£158	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
30/04/19		£186	£163	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
30/04/18		£93	£114	£-21	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/17		£96	£113	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/16		£81	£124	£-43	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/15		£110	£154	£-44	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/04/14		£151	£164	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years
(16 years as a company)

www.thestudiowidnes.org.uk

loosemusic7@gmail.com

01928566261

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Recreation
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Halton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Youth Music - Stability Fund
£7,500	13/12/2023	Stability Fund
Youth Music - MUSIC!
£30,000	28/10/2021	MUSIC!
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£9,500	24/04/2020	Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Adapting and staying inclusive
National Lottery Community Fund - All Together Now!
£300,000	01/08/2018 36	The project will deliver creative activities, workshops and volunteer opportunities to build confidence and reduce loneliness in young people in Halton. Activities will include music lessons, song ....more The project will deliver creative activities, workshops and volunteer opportunities to build confidence and reduce loneliness in young people in Halton. Activities will include music lessons, song writing sessions, recording and stage lighting workshops, as well as self-development activities and workshops around confidence, communication and self-esteem. All activities will aim to help young people into further education, training or employment.
National Lottery Community Fund - CREATIVITY 4 ALL - Music! Arts! Film! Drama! Radio!
£10,000	20/12/2017 12	The organisation will use the funding to continue to run community groups and music sessions as well as enable community events to be organised and run.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to LOOSE
£10,000	03/11/2014	Remember the Queens Hall

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: 39-75

ANTHONY EDWARD NYLAND Appointed: 2013

DAVID WILLIAM HARRINGTON Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Lecturer (Retired)

GREGORY MARK OLDFIELD Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Musician

JAKI FLOREK Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Artist

LIONEL JUNIOR JOB Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Musician

MARK WHITBY Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Lecturer

PAUL COLIN HAMMOND Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Writer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 25/07/2013, number: 1153066
Registered at Companies House on 16/04/2008, number: 06566823

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
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

10 returns made; AR22: 89 days late, AR21: 43 days late,

Main office

LOOSE
94 Holloway
RUNCORN
WA7 4TJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND ADVANCE THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MUSIC AND THE CREATIVE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.

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