Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: 0

Support Score: 8

Future income +5
No PartB

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 13

ELEMENT CREATIVE PROJECTS CIO

Element runs arts projects with students, and young people leaving care. Our projects promote social connection, emotional wellbeing, and improve confidence. Projects end with a showcase of artwork. We also provide an alumni network through which young people maintain friendships, attend cultural events, and access further opportunities. Formerly Element Creative Projects CIC, running since 06/16.

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Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received

Established: 4 years

www.elementproject.org

elo@elementproject.org

07400455531

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups

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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

Esmee Fairbairn	£203,500
Garfield Weston Foundation	£15,000
John Lyon's Charity	£6,900
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
The Fore	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Element Creative Projects CIO
£18,500	13/02/2023	Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£15,000	08/10/2021	Element x Garfield Weston proposal: celebrating the creativity of care leavers through arts projects and targeted support
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Element Creative Projects CIO
£185,000	22/09/2021 48	Towards unrestricted core costs to support creative arts projects for care leavers.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	08/07/2021	towards the salary of the Programme Lead, enabling continued programme management of new care leaver projects and additional creative support to the alumni network
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Element Creative Projects CIO
£3,200	05/03/2021 12	Creative holiday projects for Looked After Children and Care Leavers aged 14 - 25
John Lyon's Charity - Small grant to Element Creative Projects CIO
£3,700	02/12/2020 12	Element Alumni Network: Arts Award Support
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to Element Creative Projects CIC
£5,000	15/04/2020 36	Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to Element Creative Projects CIC, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Element Creative Projects CIO
£50,400	19/06/2018 36	Towards Core costs Towards the salaries of the chief executive and project coordinator, to support care leavers? creativity and improve their networks.
The Fore - Grant to Element Creative Projects CIC
£24,000	01/04/2018 12	Element Creative Projects CIC uses visual and performance art and creative writing to help care leavers develop pathways to successful independence. Participants engage in self-reflection, create ....more Element Creative Projects CIC uses visual and performance art and creative writing to help care leavers develop pathways to successful independence. Participants engage in self-reflection, create artwork, develop plans, routines and goals and, if needed, receive referrals to other employability support programmes. At the end of the programme, the art works produced are shown in institutions like Tate Britain, the V&A and the Saatchi Gallery. More than half of Element's participants who were not in education, employment and training when they joined Element now are. The Fore will fund the salary of one co-founder, while will in turn enable both founders to focus on expanding to meet growing demand and securing longer-term sustainability.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

AZEEM SULEMANJI Appointed: 2020

CHIT SELVARAJAH Appointed: 2023

NISHI MAYOR Appointed: 2023

SHAYANE LACEY Appointed: 2023

ELOISE ACLAND Appointed: 2021

JULIA LEPLA Appointed: 2023

SCOTT ROBINSON Appointed: 2023

JAMES FORNARA Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Educsation Consultant

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2020, number: 1190189

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

Resource For London
The Resource Centre
356 Holloway Road
LONDON
N7 6PA

Objectives

TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY), YOUNG PEOPLE, LOOKED AFTER CHILDREN, CARE LEAVERS, AND STUDENTS AT RISK OF EXCLUSION, UP TO THE AGE OF 25, BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF AN ARTISTIC AND EDUCATIONAL NATURE PLUS OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A. ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B. ADVANCING EDUCATION; C. RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT; D. PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS

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