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Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 11
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 19 ?

AUDIOACTIVE

AudioActive advances the professional, educational and personal and social development of children and young people of all backgrounds living in the South East of England in particular by providing opportunities for participation in music and creative arts, and by creating high quality music-making opportunities.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit £k		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£804£888£-84£26£372£2913.9110
31/03/22£794£625£169£22£457£2965.790
31/03/21£653£474£179£31£288£1774.5915
31/03/20£446£440£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
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Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 2.9%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 40%
Liabilities/Income: 31%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 3.9 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 1
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.audioactive.org.uk

office@audioactive.org.uk

01273628414

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brighton And Hove, East Sussex, Kent, Surrey, Throughout London, West Sussex,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Comic Relief£359,850
Esmee Fairbairn£123,200
BBC Children in Need£96,001
National Lottery Community Fund£28,800
Garfield Weston Foundation£25,000
Hyde Charitable Trust£15,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months		 To be used for
Herefordshire Community Foundation - AudioActive Radio
£3,000 23/01/2024
11
Grant to AudioActive
BBC Children in Need - Grant to AudioActive
£96,001 06/10/2023
This project will provide mentoring support for young people who are missing or excluded from education in West Sussex. Young people will have improved emotional wellbeing, increased self-esteem and improved engagement in education.
Hyde Charitable Trust - Equaliser
£15,000 27/09/2023
Equaliser
National Lottery Community Fund - MH - AudioActive Summer Music Provision
£8,930 28/07/2023
The funding will be used to deliver music sessions for young people aged 12-18 providing evening workshops and outdoor sessions. The project aims to support young people at risk of anti social behaviour by offering music and youth provision to ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to AudioActive
£1,500 14/07/2023
Funding was provided for their Equaliser project for young women.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000 10/05/2023
AudioActive
National Lottery Community Fund - Vocalise
£9,960 21/04/2023
Funding will be used to deliver music-based mental health support to women and those who identify as non-binary. This project aims to improve health and wellbeing improve confidence and reduce isolation.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Audioactive
£11,200 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Audioactive
£112,000 20/07/2022
Towards unrestricted core costs towards a new sub-regional 'centre of excellence' for socially engaged musical talent development
National Lottery Community Fund - 'Equaliser' Young Women's Music Tech
£9,910 18/02/2022
The funding will be used to provide free music production skills for young people in a safe space. The project aims to bring young female and non binary people together and create a mutually supportive environment over the year.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Audioactive
£5,184 24/10/2020
Room to Rant supports young men from challenging circumstances, encouraging them to communicate issues through rap and spoken word.
Comic Relief - Audio Active Covid-19 Application
£35,000 23/06/2020
6
COVID19 Recovery funding
Comic Relief - Room to Rant
£324,850 21/01/2020
36
This proposal will see AudioActive and the YMCA Downslink Group work together to engage homeless young men aged 13-24 in a combined creative and therapeutic response to mental health challenges. Creative rap/music/spoken word workshops will be ....more
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Audio Active
£4,807 23/10/2019
11
Funding was provided for a pop-up recording studio in a shop front in Central Crawley in collaboration with High Focus Record label.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Audio Active
£4,500 05/07/2019
10
Funding was provided for projects costs for sessions for young people in need.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed

  • ARJO GHOSH Appointed: 2020
  • AURELIA BUTLER-BALL Appointed: 2019
  • BRONYA CURWIN Appointed: 2019
  • DAMIAN CATALDO Appointed: 2022
  • JOSEPHINE SIMONON Appointed: 2016
  • JASMINE MARSHALL-FRASER Appointed: 2022
  • KRISS THAKRAR Appointed: 2022
  • MARILINA REINA Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/08/2016, number: 1168749
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
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR18: 1 days late, AR17: 2 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from AUDIOACTIVE on 05/03/2020
Main office

Unit A 85-87 Montague Street
WORTHING
West Sussex
BN11 3BN

Objectives

TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, LIVING IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY: A) PROVIDING MUSIC, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND CROSS ART FORM COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTB) CREATING HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC-MAKING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT CAREER AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENTC) COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE WAYS OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGD) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING YOUTH PARTICIPATION OWNERSHIP AND INFLUENCE OVER THE DIRECTION AND WORK OF THE ORGANISATION E) AIMING TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SERVICE PROVIDER, ACTIVELY COMBATTING DISCRIMINATION AND MARGINALISATION AND PROMOTING A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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