Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +10
    Overall GiG Score: 13 ?

    ASHDON JAZZ ACADEMY 

    CHARITY PROVIDED 1:1 MENTORING SUPPORT TO FEMALES AGED 11- 21 YEARS OLD. CHARITY ALSO HOSTS WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND FOCUS GROUPS FOCUSING ON RAISING SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM IN FEMALE TEENAGERS.
    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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Income was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    Established: 9 years

    www.ashdonjazzacademy.org.uk

    ashdonjazzacademy@yahoo.co.uk

    07949875605

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?

    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
    30/09/22£97£130£-33n/an/an/an/an/a30
    30/09/21*£112£81£32n/an/an/an/an/a31
    30/09/20£57£41£15n/an/an/an/an/a40
    30/09/19£31£32£-1n/an/an/an/an/a16
    30/09/18*£27£17£9£0£0£0n/a021
    30/09/17£5£9£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    30/09/16£15£4£11£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Education/Training
    • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
    How it operates
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides human resources
    Where it operates
    • Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton, Wandsworth,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 30 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
    Henry Smith Charity£150,000
    Rosa UK£44,860
    DCMS£16,794
    Garfield Weston Foundation£12,500
    City Bridge Trust£5,335
    BBC Children in Need£3,024
    Co-Operative Group£2,088
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
    £2,088 21/10/2023
    We would use funding to recruit, train and supervise our female volunteers mentors to support 30+ vulnerable young women for up to 12 months across Lewisham, Lambeth, Croydon and Merton.
    Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
    £150,000 21/09/2023
    36
    towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for vulnerable women in the London Borough of Lambeth.
    Rosa UK - RISE R2-ASHJAZZ-2023
    £11,700 18/05/2023
    Cost of Living Grant
    Rosa UK - RISE R1-ASHJAZZ-2022
    £25,400 19/05/2022
    £25,400 has been awarded to Ashdon Jazz Academy to expand their social media strategy by funding a dedicated staff member. Additionally, the grant will cover software and subscriptions costs for key ....more
    Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
    £12,500 05/11/2021
    Weston Youth Grant
    The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
    £1,500 13/04/2021
    Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
    Rosa UK - C19 R4-ASHJAZZ-2021
    £7,760 30/03/2021
    £7,660 has been awarded to work wth women from BAME communities who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
    DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
    £13,770 15/09/2020
    "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
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
    £3,024 17/06/2020
    6
    COVID19 - This grant will fund additional hours of mentoring support for young women experiencing mental health problems who are at further risk of anxiety due to Covid-19, and help them to improve ....more
    DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
    £3,024 21/05/2020
    NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
    £5,335 04/05/2020
    A grant of £5,335 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
    £30,000 08/05/2018
    36
    Music and art sessions promoting life skills for young people at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training). Young people will benefit through improved mental health, confidence ....more
    National Lottery Community Fund - Believe, Achieve , mentoring programme
    £10,000 13/12/2017
    12
    This project will provide mentoring support and monthly group workshops for girls to help them overcome challenges and improve their confidence, resilience and mental wellbeing.
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (5)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2015, number: 1161413
    Gift Aid
    • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Complaints handling
    • Conflicting interests
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    7 returns made; AR21: 11 days late, AR18: 1 days late,
    Main office

    Old Library
    14- 16 Knights Hill
    South West London
    South West London
    West Norwood
    SE27 0HY

    Objectives

    To advance in life and relieve the needs of female teenagers aged 11- 21 through:(a) Providing support and activities, in particular mentoring support to those with low self-esteem and low self-confidence, which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.(b) providing recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
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