Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 4

Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 2

POP ARTS

POP ARTS PURPOSES:To advance the education of young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities(SEND) and/or disadvantaged young people (i.e. Looked After Children and/or young people inreceipt of Pupil Premium funding) within the United Kingdom, through the encouragement of thearts including, without any limitation, film, animation, drama, dance, singing and music.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

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 and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit
31/03/23	£12,310	£24,684	£-12,374
31/03/22	£37,173	£34,622	£2,551
31/03/21	£25,020	£13,287	£11,733

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.poparts.org

contact@poparts.org

07766810038

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,870
BBC Children in Need	£9,950
The Clothworkers Foundation	£9,200
The Foyle Foundation	£3,000
DCMS	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Pop Arts - Liverpool
£9,920	18/02/2022	The funding will be used to deliver one to one music mentoring programmes to children and young people aged 5 - 19 who have social emotional and mental health difficulties. The project aims to ....more The funding will be used to deliver one to one music mentoring programmes to children and young people aged 5 - 19 who have social emotional and mental health difficulties. The project aims to improve participants' wellbeing confidence happiness ability to focus control their emotions better make friendships and learn music skills.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Pop Arts
£9,200	01/07/2021	purchase IT equipment for a charity supporting disadvantaged young people in Liverpool
National Lottery Community Fund - Pop Arts Merseyside
£9,950	18/12/2020 10	The funding will be used to deliver one to one music mentoring sessions to disadvantaged young people with social emotional and mental health difficulties. The project aims to support their wellbeing ....more The funding will be used to deliver one to one music mentoring sessions to disadvantaged young people with social emotional and mental health difficulties. The project aims to support their wellbeing confidence happiness and music skills whilst improve their communication skills and confidence about engaging in education.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to POP ARTS
£9,950	12/12/2020	This grant will fund a music mentor for 10 selected participants who experience social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The young people will learn new skills in music, experience improved ....more This grant will fund a music mentor for 10 selected participants who experience social, emotional and mental health difficulties. The young people will learn new skills in music, experience improved self esteem and improved communication.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000	24/11/2020	towards sessional costs of an online music mentoring programme for disadvantaged young people in Merseyside (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,500	03/07/2020	NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ELIZABETH WITHNALL Appointed: 2020

GEMMA CORBY Appointed: 2020

HENRY THOMAS (Chair) Appointed: 2023

MICHAEL LECKIE Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 04/03/2020, number: 1188328

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

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

Ten 87 Studios
39A Markfield Road
LONDON
N15 4QA

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITIES (SEND) AND/OR DISADVANTAGED YOUNG PEOPLE (I.E. LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN AND/OR YOUNG PEOPLE IN RECEIPT OF PUPIL PREMIUM FUNDING) WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THROUGH THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION, FILM, ANIMATION, DRAMA, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC.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 CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE.(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES, WHICH DEVELOP SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE YOUNG PEOPLE TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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