Finance Score: -3

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 4

Volatile income: -3
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
All female board: -3

Large volunteer base +3
Overall weighted support: +1

Overall GiG Score: -5

THE COMMON GROUND COLLECTIVE

The Common Ground Collective is a creative studio based in Surrey. With emphasis on therapeutic processes and inclusion within marginalised communities, we practice thoughtful and expressive arts to promote both physical and mental well-being through workshops.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Why are there only 2 trustees?
Why is the Board completely female?

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile recently
A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£10	£9	£0	n/a
31/03/22	£22	£23	£0	n/a
31/03/21	£25	£25	£0	n/a
31/03/20	£5	£4	£1	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

commongroundcollective.co.uk

gabriella@commongroundcollective.co.uk

07919886020

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following 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
£9,600	03/07/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
£1,000	26/03/2020	Towards core costs.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CAROLE BLUNDEN-LEE Appointed: 2022

VALERIE MICHELLE HUNT (Chair) Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/01/2019, number: 1181481

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds 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

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

C/O Emmaus Chartered Accountants
377-399 London Road
Camberley
Surrey
GU15 3HL

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) YOUNG PEOPLE AND DISABLED PEOPLE. (2) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF DISABLED PEOPLE. (3) TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC SUCH OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES (IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHARITY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME SELECT.

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