Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 11

Strong growth: +2
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

Only 3 Trustees: -2
Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 7

PERFORMING ROOM

For the public benefit facilitating access to, promoting, maintaining, improving and advancing education, positive mental health and well being and recreation in the arts by giving everyone the chance to access creative music making workshops and events no matter what age, ability or background by running open-access music workshops and events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 3 trustees
The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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		£87	£112	£-25	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/03/22	*	£78	£108	£-31	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/21		£120	£79	£41	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	40
31/03/20		£30	£34	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/19		£46	£45	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	42
31/03/18	*	£83	£65	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.performingroom.org

HELLO@PERFORMINGROOM.ORG

07977351074

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Northamptonshire,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 volunteers

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

DCMS	£57,614
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,978
Backstage Trust	£15,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£14,994
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Making Music; Making Friends
£9,988	28/03/2023	The group will use funding to provide music themed activities for people who are living with disabilities. This will use art as a vehicle to bring people together and reduce social isolation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	14/10/2022	Transforming Lives through the Power of Music
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to PERFORMING ROOM
£14,994	26/07/2022	Sharing The Hidden History of Our Building
Backstage Trust - Fund raising grant
£15,000	27/05/2022	External consultancy to support fundraising ahead of a capital redevelopment
National Lottery Community Fund - Multimedia Production For Young People with Cognitive Issues
£9,990	16/07/2021	The funding will be used by the group to launch a pilot multimedia production group for young people experiencing poor mental health or learning disabilities. The project aims to improve confidence ....more The funding will be used by the group to launch a pilot multimedia production group for young people experiencing poor mental health or learning disabilities. The project aims to improve confidence social skills and create a supportive environment.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£57,614	22/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
National Lottery Community Fund - Future Pathways Music Inclusion Project
£9,975	04/06/2018 12	This group's IT equipment will be upgraded with the funding, improving the service provided to people who engage in training and other activities which improve their chances of finding work.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ALAN BATES (Chair) Appointed: 2016

ANNIE MCGANN Appointed: 2016

MOIRA AFFORD Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2016, number: 1170745

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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR22: 83 days late, AR18: 1 days late,

Main office

9 GUILDHALL ROAD
NORTHAMPTON
NN1 1DP

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT FACILITATING ACCESS TO, PROMOTING, MAINTAINING, IMPROVING AND ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RECREATION IN THE ARTS BY GIVING EVERYONE THE CHANCE TO ACCESS CREATIVE MUSIC MAKING WORKSHOPS NO MATTER WHAT AGE, ABILITY OR BACKGROUND BY RUNNING OPEN-ACCESS MUSIC WORKSHOPS

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