Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 5

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE GAP ARTS PROJECT

To support the creativity and cultural life of young people up to 30 years of age living in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands area by(a) Providing a rolling programme of arts and cultural projects, events, training and, where possible, employment ; and(b) Offering access to dedicated arts space;

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 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

Established: 10 years

www.thegapartsproject.co.uk

admin@thegapartsproject.co.uk

07533456387

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
31/03/23		£153	£158	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	150
31/03/22		£120	£139	£-19	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/21		£116	£109	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/03/20		£81	£53	£27	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/19		£76	£75	£2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/18		£44	£61	£-17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£50	£21	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£15	£16	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£22	£22	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

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

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
150 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

The Clothworkers Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,998
Woodward Charitable Trust	£1,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Woodward Charitable Trust - Summer Playscheme
£1,000	25/05/2021	Summer Playscheme
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to GAP Arts Project
£10,000	17/11/2020	refurbishment of a community cafe for a charity supporting disadvantaged youths in the West Midlands
National Lottery Community Fund - The Food Chain
£9,998	23/05/2019 12	The funding will be used to deliver cooking lessons for young asylum seekers. The project aims to empower young people to develop and pass on life skills.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to The GAP Arts Project
£48,700	20/02/2017	CHILDREN IN MOVEMENT: Birmingham’s Heritage of Child Migration 1938-2017

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

ABBAS SHAPURI Appointed: 2020

ADEWUYI ALABI Appointed: 2023

AQEEL KAPASI Appointed: 2020

DAMIAN J HURSEY Appointed: 2023

LIZ BROWN Appointed: 2014

MARIA-ANGELA WELLS Appointed: 2022

MOHINI HOWARD Appointed: 2017

UMA JYOTHI LANKA Appointed: 2016

WILL MOORE (Chair) Appointed: 2015

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/03/2014, number: 1156090

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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Complaints policy and procedures
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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
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

9 returns made; AR17: 4 days late, AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

The GAP Arts Project
498-500 Moseley Road
BIRMINGHAM
B12 9AH

Objectives

(1) TO SUPPORT THE CREATIVITY AND CULTURAL LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO 30 YEARS OF AGE LIVING IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE WIDER WEST MIDLANDS AREA BY(A) PROVIDING A ROLLING PROGRAMME OF ARTS AND CULTURAL PROJECTS, EVENTS, TRAINING AND, WHERE POSSIBLE, EMPLOYMENT ; AND(B) OFFERING ACCESS TO DEDICATED ARTS SPACE;AS A MEANS OF(I) HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES(II) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION(III) SUPPORTING THEIR GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND HAPPINESS(IV) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; AND (V) ENCOURAGING THEIR PARTICIPATION IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, EMPATHETIC, RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.?

Defined Area of Benefit:

BIRMINGHAM AND THE WIDER WEST MIDLANDS AREA.

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