Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 10
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +7

GIRLS ROCK LONDON 

Girls Rock London works with girls, women, trans and non-binary people to increase the numbers making and performing music, and to improve individuals' confidence and self-esteem. We do this through high-quality, affordable music programming where participants have the opportunity to develop musical skills in a supportive and nurturing environment. The charity predominantly operates in London.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • There has been a change of accounting period recently, so trends may be hard to determine
  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
Established: 7 years

www.girlsrocklondon.com

girlsrocklondon@gmail.com

07528852957

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookInstagramX
UN SDGs
?

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
N.B. data has been adjusted to reflect year end change
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?£170£192£-22n/an/an/an/an/a55
28/11/21£79£102£-23n/an/an/an/an/a60
28/11/20£74£32£42n/an/an/an/an/a70
28/11/19£51£65£-14n/an/an/an/an/a72
28/11/18£64£44£20£0£0£0n/a060
28/11/17£21£16£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Who works here?
  • 55 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,

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
Youth Music£98,274
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
The Childhood Trust£3,000
London Catalyst£1,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Youth Music - Girls Rock London: Youth Voice Take Over
£29,836 01/03/2023
Girls Rock London: Youth Voice Take Over
Youth Music - GRL Summer Youth Camp and Post-Camp Programme, 2022
£29,958 04/03/2022
GRL Summer Youth Camp and Post-Camp Programme, 2022
National Lottery Community Fund - Girls Rock London Summer Youth Camp 2022
£10,000 18/02/2022
This funding will support a 6-day music camp for girls and trans youth aged 11-16 in Homerton. The project will be run by inspiring women trans and non-binary educators and musicians to teach the ....more
The Childhood Trust - Help Girls Rock London change lives through music
£3,000 22/06/2021
We will deliver positive, healing-centred music-making activities for young women and trans youth aged 11-16, to support them to move forward from an incredibly challenging year. We will provide fun ....more
London Catalyst - Girls Rock London - 1
£1,000 03/06/2021
Girls Rock London Summer Camp
Youth Music - Girls Rock: Youth Voice and Shifting Power
£30,000 12/03/2021
Girls Rock: Youth Voice and Shifting Power
Youth Music - Coronavirus - Emergency Fund
£8,480 07/05/2020
Coronavirus - Emergency Fund - Organisational sustainability
National Lottery Community Fund - Girls Rock London Summer Camp
£10,000 11/04/2019
12
The project will run a music project for young women. The aim is to improve wellbeing and bring a diverse group of people together.
Youth Music - Girls Rock London (GRL)
£16,572 09/03/2018
Girls Rock London (GRL)
National Lottery Community Fund - Girls Rock London Summer Camp
£9,032 20/12/2017
12
This project will provide a music summer camp for girls aged 11 to 16, with the aim of improving confidence and self-esteem through positive and empowering activities.
Show more rows

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/11/2016, number: 1170457
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

7 Felix Avenue
LONDON
N8 9TL

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR FOR THE BENEFIT OF WOMEN AND GIRLS WHO ARE PARTICIPATING OR WORKING IN MUSIC CREATION AND PERFORMANCE PRIMARILY IN LONDON BUT ALSO IN THE REST OF ENGLAND BY:(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF GENDER; AND BY(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF GENDER EQUALITY.(2) TO PROMOTE THE ART OF MUSIC AND TO EDUCATE IN THE ART OF MUSIC FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF (OR SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF) MUSIC EDUCATION ACTIVITIES FOR GIRLS AND WOMEN PRIMARILY IN LONDON BUT ALSO IN THE REST OF ENGLAND, IN ORDER TO INCREASE THE PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN MUSIC CREATION AND PERFORMANCE, AND TO BUILD THEIR CONFIDENCE, SELF-ESTEEM AND MUSICAL ABILITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great