Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 6

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 5

THE NUCLEO PROJECT

Nucleo is a "music for social action" project offering free, ensemble-based music-making opportunities to children and young people through our immersive programme in North Kensington.We run a national Instrument Donation Bank to get unused instruments into the hands of young musicians, and we deliver the national Young Leaders Programme.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
There are only 4 trustees
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

Established: 8 years

https://www.thenucleoproject.org

info@thenucleoproject.org

07749040137

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22	£449	£479	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/08/21	£482	£374	£108	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/08/20	£437	£331	£106	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	14
31/08/19	£326	£292	£33	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/08/18	£252	£303	£-51	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	5
31/08/17	£299	£262	£37	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Recreation

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kensington And Chelsea,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 volunteers

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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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£25,000	07/02/2023	towards the core costs of running Nucleo’s music education work this academic year
Tudor Trust - Grant to Nucleo Project
£2,000	20/01/2021	as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Tudor Trust - Grant to Nucleo Project
£56,000	16/03/2020 36	over three years as continuation funding towards salaries and evaluation work at a music project working with marginalised young people in North Kensington, London
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	04/02/2020	towards the music education programme in 2019/20
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£25,000	25/07/2018	High-quality Music Education for Disadvantaged Children in the Grenfell area
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - New orchestra for children aged 7+
£36,000	06/12/2017 10	The Nucleo Project provides free, inclusive music making opportunities to children and young people aged 2-18 in North Kensington. This grant will support the organisation to run an additional ....more The Nucleo Project provides free, inclusive music making opportunities to children and young people aged 2-18 in North Kensington. This grant will support the organisation to run an additional orchestra involving children and young people living in the area affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Nucleo Project
£60,000	29/06/2017 24	over two years towards the costs of an Operations Manager at a music project for disadvantaged young people in West London
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Nucleo Project Children’s Symphony Orchestra
£1,000	22/03/2017	Towards the running costs of the Nucleo Project Children’s Symphony Orchestra for talented children from low income families in North Kensington.
Youth Music - Nucleo 0-6: a project to extend and develop The Nucleo Project’s early years programme and give young children and parents in one of the most disadvantaged communities in London a chance to take part in high-quality music making.
£30,000	02/12/2016	Nucleo 0-6: a project to extend and develop The Nucleo Project’s early years programme and give young children and parents in one of the most disadvantaged communities in London a chance to take ....more Nucleo 0-6: a project to extend and develop The Nucleo Project’s early years programme and give young children and parents in one of the most disadvantaged communities in London a chance to take part in high-quality music making.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

JEROME DAVID RAPHAELY Appointed: 2023

MARK ROBERT LOCKHART Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA MENTAL HEALTH ASSOCIATION,

STEPHEN JEREMY HERMER Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Solicitor

THEODORA BARON Appointed: 2024

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2016, number: 1169328

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

6 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from SISTEMA ENGLAND LTD on 31/08/2023

Main office

196 Freston Road
LONDON
W10 6TT

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; ANDB) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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