Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
Fundraising costs low: +3

Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker 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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£804	£888	£-84	£26	£372	£291	3.9	11	0
31/03/22		£794	£625	£169	£22	£457	£296	5.7	9	0
31/03/21		£653	£474	£179	£31	£288	£177	4.5	9	15
31/03/20		£446	£440	£6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/19		£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/18	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/17	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0

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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 ?

Established: 8 years

www.audioactive.org.uk

office@audioactive.org.uk

01273628414

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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 works here?

11 employees

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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

Comic Relief	£359,850
Esmee Fairbairn	£123,200
BBC Children in Need	£96,001
National Lottery Community Fund	£28,800
Sussex Community Foundation	£10,807

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
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 ....more 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.
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 ....more 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 increase social skills confidence and access to peer support.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to AudioActive
£1,500	14/07/2023	Funding was provided for their Equaliser project for young women.
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 ....more 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 ....more 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. ....more 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 delivered by artist/practitioners and specialist mental health workers across 4 YMCA Downslink Group venues in Sussex, alongside performance and sharing events.
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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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

ARJO GHOSH Appointed: 2020

BRONYA CURWIN Appointed: 2019

KRISS THAKRAR Appointed: 2022

MARILINA REINA Appointed: 2022

AURELIA BUTLER-BALL Appointed: 2019

DAMIAN CATALDO Appointed: 2022

JOSEPHINE SIMONON Appointed: 2016

JASMINE MARSHALL-FRASER 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

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