Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 8

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 21

EMBRACING ARTS

Founded in 2009, Embracing Arts provides interactive, multi-sensory musical theatre experiences for children with special educational needs and life limiting illness. The charity works with SEND schools and hospice services to improve the wellbeing of children who have limited access to the arts and cultural provision. We provide interactive Christmas shows, Inclusive parties and School Workshops.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

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
05/04/23	£113	£94	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
05/04/22	£69	£70	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
05/04/21	£49	£54	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
05/04/20	£60	£62	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
05/04/19	£69	£56	£13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/18	£38	£44	£-6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17	£57	£27	£30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16	£13	£8	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.embracingarts.org.uk

info@embracingarts.org.uk

01795713536

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Recreation

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
2 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

BBC Children in Need	£47,424
City Bridge Trust	£32,200
The Foyle Foundation	£7,000
Backstage Trust	£5,000
True Colours Trust	£3,657
DCMS	£3,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
True Colours Trust - Towards the salaries of three actors performing 'Chrimblesense', a live show for children with co
£3,657	08/12/2023	Towards the costs of a live show for children with complex health and special education needs.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Embracing Arts-Christmas For Kids
£44,424	27/07/2023	This project will provide Christmas theatre performances to sick and disabled children in hospices, SEN schools or hospitals across England, to provide fun and interactive experiences for all those ....more This project will provide Christmas theatre performances to sick and disabled children in hospices, SEN schools or hospitals across England, to provide fun and interactive experiences for all those involved.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£7,000	29/11/2022	towards ongoing costs over the next 12 months
Backstage Trust - Production grant
£5,000	26/09/2022	Christmas touring show for children in hospitals, hospices and SEND schools
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Embracing Arts
£21,000	03/08/2022 36	£21,000 over three years (£6,000; £7,000; £8,000) towards the costs of delivering the Christmas for Kids programme in London Funding to help meet the costs of Embracing Arts delivering its live ....more £21,000 over three years (£6,000; £7,000; £8,000) towards the costs of delivering the Christmas for Kids programme in London Funding to help meet the costs of Embracing Arts delivering its live performance and digital programme, Christmas for Kids, over three years (2022-4) in Greater London. The programme targets children and young people who otherwise would not be able to see and enjoy theatre because of illness and/or life limiting conditions.
HM Revenue & Customs - SME Brexit Support Fund
£780	30/04/2021	Training Grant provided for Customs training purposes
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Christmas For Kids
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund the technological support for staff to deliver recorded theatre performances for 1,500 sick and disabled children in hospices, schools or hospitals who are isolated due ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund the technological support for staff to deliver recorded theatre performances for 1,500 sick and disabled children in hospices, schools or hospitals who are isolated due to Covid-19, and help them improve their emotional wellbeing.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	30/05/2020	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 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 and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Christmas for Kids
£5,600	09/04/2020	A one-off, unrestricted grant of £5,600, equivalent to one regular quarterly payment for the organisation's current grant. COVID19
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Christmas for Kids
£5,600	30/10/2019	£5,600 towards 'Harry's Christmas Spirit' - tour of interactive multi-sensory music and puppetry show to children's hospices and related venues in the Greater London area in December 2019.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Christmas For Kids
£29,775	13/11/2017 36	This project will provide Christmas theatre performances to sick and disabled children in hospices, SEN schools or hospitals across England, to provide fun and interactive experiences for all those ....more This project will provide Christmas theatre performances to sick and disabled children in hospices, SEN schools or hospitals across England, to provide fun and interactive experiences for all those involved.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

BAR HUBERMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2021

ANDREW KEOGAN Appointed: 2022

CHARLOTTE SELENE PYM CORNISH Appointed: 2024

DAVE HEARN BA HONS Appointed: 2018

DAVID EQUALITY HULL-WATTERS Appointed: 2024

EMMA JANE REEVES Appointed: 2015

SAMSON OLUWATOBI AJEWOLE AYINDE Appointed: 2022

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/07/2015, number: 1162812

Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 Barrel Lane
FAVERSHAM
Kent
ME13 7FL

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS, DISABILITIES AND ILLNESSES, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS THROUGHOUT THE UK BY MEANS OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE ART OF MUSIC, DRAMA AND PUPPETRY.

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