Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -5
Support Score: 4
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • All male board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4

FUSE ART SPACE 

Fuse Art Space is an art gallery, performance venue and arts education project in Bradford, West Yorkshire. It curates and hosts concerts, performances, exhibitions and workshops, and provides opportunities for people from Bradford and the region to enjoy, engage with, learn about and participate in art, music and performance activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent 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 is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile recently
Established: 7 years
(10 years as a company)

http://www.wearefuse.co

hello@wearefuse.co

07943373697

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/07/22£129£161£-32n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/07/21£226£251£-25n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/07/20£183£155£27n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/07/19*£183£145£38n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/07/18*£82£83£-1£0£0£0n/a00
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 6 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bradford City,

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,952 04/08/2020
"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
DCMS - Fuse Art Space Recovery
£66,250 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Fuse Art Space Recovery, April - June 2021
£33,125 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
Nesta - Arts, heritage, sports and faith
£150,000 19/07/2017
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Sanctuary Screenings
£8,696 21/03/2016
9
Fuse Art Space want to run a series of film screenings tailored to specific asylum seeking groups to explore whether this provides a low pressure entry point to engage in the native cultural life of ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 31/08/2017, number: 1174458
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/07/2013, number: 08623240
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR19: 1 days late, AR18: 88 days late,
Main office

International House
14 King Street
LEEDS
LS1 2HL

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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