Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

PRISM ARTS

Prism Arts is an inclusive arts organisation. This means that we set up and run arts projects that are fully accessible to all. Our priority is to develop projects that enable disabled people, young people and older people to engage in the arts. Our projects are always delivered by professional artists; this means that the quality of our work is very high.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
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: 9 years

www.prismarts.org.uk

office@prismarts.org.uk

01228587691

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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		£241	£238	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/22		£264	£249	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
31/03/21		£271	£232	£39	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20		£313	£303	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	9
31/03/19		£266	£267	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	13
31/03/18		£186	£193	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£218	£206	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£356	£210	£146	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training

How it operates

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

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
6 volunteers

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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 Community Fund	£251,695
DCMS	£89,911
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£65,800
Garfield Weston Foundation	£25,000
Esmee Fairbairn	£15,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	17/06/2022	Prism Arts - Art Without Barriers
National Lottery Community Fund - People @ Prism
£191,745	24/03/2021 59	The project will use the funding to expands its holistic expressive arts service to young people and adults with mental health conditions and disabilities into West Cumbria over the next five years. ....more The project will use the funding to expands its holistic expressive arts service to young people and adults with mental health conditions and disabilities into West Cumbria over the next five years. This will mainly involve development work in West Cumbria and also enhancing its digital activity. This aims to reduce isolation and improve mental wellbeing.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£54,911	25/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Prism Arts
£15,000	05/05/2020 6	towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
DCMS - Prism Arts Culture Recovery Fund Application Round 2
£35,000	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Prism Arts: Addressing a Building Crisis: Developing resilience and a
£50,000	22/08/2019 12	Prism Arts: Addressing a Building Crisis: Developing resilience and a
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Prism Arts
£65,800	25/07/2019	Discovering Kurt Schwitters - Artist and Refugee
National Lottery Community Fund - Carlisle Community Puppet Pageant
£9,950	02/05/2019 12	The aim of this project is to deliver a Community Puppet Pageant fully accessible to the local community to develop skills, confidence and wellbeing.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Prism Arts
£60,000	08/04/2019 36	Towards development of a new model, in partnership with the University of Cumbria, working with emerging young artists with learning disabilities to develop their practice, enable progression and ....more Towards development of a new model, in partnership with the University of Cumbria, working with emerging young artists with learning disabilities to develop their practice, enable progression and support them into mainstream arts opportunities.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Prism Arts
£57,500	31/07/2018	Uncovering Carlisle's Textile Revolution
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Prism Arts
£29,883	13/03/2018 36	This project will deliver a series of a drama, costume and musical workshops for disabled Children and Young people leading into a public performance at Carlisle Fringe. This will create positive ....more This project will deliver a series of a drama, costume and musical workshops for disabled Children and Young people leading into a public performance at Carlisle Fringe. This will create positive relationships and develop confidence.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Prism Arts
£70,700	31/03/2017	Cumbria’s Atomic Story – a Fusion of People and Place
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Prism Arts
£40,600	03/12/2015	Studio Theatre Discover the Vikings of West Cumbria
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Prism Arts
£10,000	30/01/2014	Animating the Georgians

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How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

DR IAN CHAPMAN Appointed: 2021

DR TRACY ANN HAYES Appointed: 2022

JENNIFER GILBERT MISS Appointed: 2023

SARAH MCGRATH Appointed: 2022

SONNY SMITH Appointed: 2021

VINCENT WALDEN Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/01/2015, number: 1159797

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
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

8 returns made; AR16: 32 days late,

Main office

Central Methodist Hall
5 Market Street
CARLISLE
CA3 8QJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF CREATIVE ARTS;2) TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS AND PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION OF PERSONS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED BY REASON OF THEIR DISABILITY, AGE OR ILL HEALTH, BY THE PROVISION OF THE CREATIVE ARTS WITH A VIEW TO OVERCOMING BARRIERS TO INCLUSION INTO SOCIETY.

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