Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +11

Overall GiG Score: 21

ABRAM WILSON FOUNDATION FOR CREATIVE ARTS

We inspire, connect and open doors to the music industry so that young people (YP) from disadvantaged and diverse backgrounds have an equal chance to realise their creative potential. We promote inclusivity and equity in music; share our knowledge, skills and networks; encourage YP to find and use their creative voice; and are champions of untapped, undiscovered and unrealised talent.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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.abramwilson.com

hello@abramwilson.com

07854949556

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/12/22	£259	£256	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21	£229	£191	£38	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20	£149	£131	£17	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19	£119	£116	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18	£97	£92	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/17	£67	£59	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/16	£35	£43	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/12/15	£31	£38	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
The General Public/Mankind

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	£94,293
DCMS	£81,734
The Foyle Foundation	£35,000
The Shears Foundation	£20,000
Hackney Council	£10,000
The Childhood Trust	£7,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Shears Foundation - The Abram Wilson Foundation for Creative Arts
£10,000	22/01/2024	Future Sound Manchester
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	28/11/2023	towards core costs over the next 12 months
The Shears Foundation - The Abram Wilson Foundation for Creative Arts
£10,000	12/01/2023	Future Sound Manchester
Youth Music - Future Sound
£29,793	04/11/2022	Future Sound
The Childhood Trust - C-59071
£5,000	28/06/2022	Our flagship music education programme provides 11-18 year olds from underrepresented backgrounds in Hackney with unique opportunities to work with inspirational professional musicians. With your ....more Our flagship music education programme provides 11-18 year olds from underrepresented backgrounds in Hackney with unique opportunities to work with inspirational professional musicians. With your support, we can ensure that these young people can unlock and develop their full creative potential.
Hackney Council - Grant to Abram Wilson Foundation for the Creative Arts
£10,000	12/05/2022	Future Sound: Supporting young people to unlock their full potential through music
Youth Music - Recharge Fund
£55,000	28/03/2022	Recharge Fund
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£15,000	08/02/2022	towards core costs over 12 months (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£40,000	22/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
The Childhood Trust - Future Sound 2021
£2,500	22/06/2021	Help us to offer vulnerable young people new skills and confidence through a high-quality music education programme (in school and online) in partnership with aspirational, diverse professional ....more Help us to offer vulnerable young people new skills and confidence through a high-quality music education programme (in school and online) in partnership with aspirational, diverse professional musicians who are rising stars of the music scene. We?re working together to address the attainment gap and lack of equity in music.
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£9,500	24/04/2020	Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Organisational sustainability
DCMS - AWF Recovery 2021
£41,734	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Woodward Charitable Trust - Music workshops in schools
£500	22/03/2019	Towards music workshops in schools.
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£2,500	04/12/2018	Help 180 disadvantaged young people to become the greatest version of themselves through the arts and in particular the art of music through our flagship arts education programme, AYG! Your donation ....more Help 180 disadvantaged young people to become the greatest version of themselves through the arts and in particular the art of music through our flagship arts education programme, AYG! Your donation will help us work with six schools based in deprived areas of London during 2019.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£3,500	06/06/2017	Achieve Your Greatness - Expansion Phase
National Lottery Community Fund - Achieve Your Greatness - Expansion
£9,986	11/04/2017 12	This project will deliver extracurricular, creative art sessions for disadvantaged children. This will enable participants to develop their confidence, communication skills and team working to ....more This project will deliver extracurricular, creative art sessions for disadvantaged children. This will enable participants to develop their confidence, communication skills and team working to improve opportunities and aspirations in life.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 40-62

COLLETTE JAMIE PHILIP (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Brand Consultant

FEDERICO BOLZA Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Executive (Vp Strategy Sony Music), Other trusteeship: ONE QUESTION FOUNDATION,

JAMES NICHOLAS EMTAGE Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Television And Film Producer

NANA-EFUA LAWSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Psychologist

SHARAN JASWAL Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Education Director, Other trusteeship: DOLL'S EYE TRUST CIO,

SIMON JAMES MARLOW Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Operating And Chief Financial Officer

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 06/10/2014, number: 1158781
Registered at Companies House on 30/11/2012, number: 08313916

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Piccadilly Business Centre
Unit C
Aldow Enterprise Park
Blackett Street
MANCHESTER
M12 6AE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF THE PUBLIC BY PROMOTING, FOSTERING AND ENCOURAGING THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, PERFORMANCE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART OF MUSIC IN ALL ITS FORMS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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