Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 4

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 10

FIO

Fio creates work with people of all ages, religions and backgrounds, using performance techniques to help them tell stories that are as momentous and unique as they are themselves.

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Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 gender and dynamic in terms of composition
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Financial issues to consider:

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

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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
31/03/23		£286	£214	£72	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22		£183	£159	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21		£155	£96	£59	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20		£124	£114	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19		£146	£136	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18		£162	£182	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	*	£35	£15	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 8 years

www.wearefio.co.uk

hello@wearefio.co.uk

02922676716

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Fio
£9,194	20/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
National Lottery Community Fund - COVID-19 - Rebuilding a Nation
£9,925	22/03/2021 5	Fio in Cardiff will use the grant to run a series of Wales-wide Community Exchange Days (CED) to explore lived experiences intersectionality and recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. £9925 will ....more Fio in Cardiff will use the grant to run a series of Wales-wide Community Exchange Days (CED) to explore lived experiences intersectionality and recovery following the COVID-19 pandemic. £9925 will fund a Facilitator a Well-being Officer Community Officers and running costs. Bydd Fio yng Nghaerdydd yn defnyddio'r grant i gynnal cyfres o Ddiwrnodau Cyfnewid Cymunedol ledled Cymru i archwilio profiadau byw rhyngsectorol ac adferiad yn dilyn pandemig COVID-19. Bydd £9925 yn ariannu Hwylusydd Swyddog Llesiant Swyddogion Cymunedol a chostau rhedeg.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Fio
£137,907	21/01/2021 36	Towards core costs to strengthen long-term ambitions and develop a more diverse cultural landscape in Wales.
National Lottery Community Fund - Fio: Futures
£9,990	18/03/2019 12	Fio: Futures
National Lottery Community Fund - Swarm
£5,000	12/04/2017 12	Fio in Cardiff will use the grant to host a series of theatre workshops, to encourage integration and interaction between the different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of Porth and Cardiff. ....more Fio in Cardiff will use the grant to host a series of theatre workshops, to encourage integration and interaction between the different socio-economic and cultural backgrounds of Porth and Cardiff. This grant for £5,000 will fund equipment hire, publicity materials, translation costs, sessional workers, transport, and volunteer expenses.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALISON LUCY WOODS (Chair) Appointed: 2020

CHANTAL HARRISON-LEE Appointed: 2019

DAHLIA ALLISON BERNADETTE DAVIES Appointed: 2022

FIONA ELIZABETH PEET Appointed: 2022

IPADEOLA 'SAMUEL' JOLAPAMO Appointed: 2023

JASON CAMILLERI Appointed: 2015

JOSEPH PAUL REDMOND Appointed: 2018

VALERIE SYNMOIE Appointed: 2022

EDWARD WOOD Appointed: 2016, Other trusteeship: WORD 4 WEAPONS,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/03/2016, number: 1166193

Gift Aid

NOT 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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR17: 2 days late,

Main office

1st Floor
Wellington House
Canton
Cardiff

Objectives

a) To advance the arts, and to encourage and promote involvement in drama and related artistic and creative activities b) To act as a resource for people of all abilities and backgrounds, by providing professionally-led activities, programmes, advice and assistance in all aspects of theatre arts and related disciplines. c) To provide recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for those who have need by reason of their youth, infirmity, disability, poverty or social exclusion with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.

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