Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 12

Deficit latest year: -2
Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +12

Overall GiG Score: 18

SWANSEA MAD

For the prevention of poverty, advancement of social justice and equity; working with people who are marginalised by systemic oppression to dismantle structures which support discrimination. We do this by providing an inclusive safe space for people to access advocacy, creative arts, education, employability support, training, campaigning activities and projects to bring fairness and belonging.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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 was lower than spending in the latest year

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£328,766	£371,749	£-42,983	40
31/03/22	£373,360	£315,671	£57,689	40
31/03/21	£254,584	£175,980	£78,604	50

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.swanseamad.com

charlotte@madswansea.com

07961499012

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Performing and visual arts

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Throughout Wales,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
40 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

National Lottery Heritage Fund	£59,500
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
Youth Music	£24,902
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,175
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Swansea MAD
£50,000	30/08/2023	Hidden Stories
National Lottery Community Fund - WALES COL - Swansea MAD Warm Hub
£9,180	13/04/2023	Swansea Music Art Digital 's grant of £9180 will pay for a daily Warm Hub. The Hub will provide a safe place to relax and socialise and access practical support and advice. The grant will cover ....more Swansea Music Art Digital 's grant of £9180 will pay for a daily Warm Hub. The Hub will provide a safe place to relax and socialise and access practical support and advice. The grant will cover staff food toiletries enrichment activities travel marketing and translation. Bydd grant £9180 Swansea Music Art Digital yn talu am Hwb Cynnes dyddiol. Bydd yr Hwb yn darparu lle diogel i ymlacio a chymdeithasu a chyrchu cefnogaeth a chyngor ymarferol. Bydd y grant yn talu am staff bwyd pethau ymolchi gweithgareddau cyfoethogi teithio marchnata a chyfieithu.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Swansea Music Art Digital
£50,000	07/12/2022 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Swansea Music Art Digital
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Swansea Music Art Digital
£2,250	07/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Herefordshire Community Foundation - IT Equipment and Software Costs, to support young adults and young people to access education, training, skills, qualifications and support, enabling them to progress to further learning, training, volunteering, employment and self-employment
£3,208	10/10/2022	Grant to Swansea Music Art Digital
Youth Music - Recharge Fund
£24,902	28/03/2022	Recharge Fund
National Lottery Community Fund - Our City Our environment!
£9,995	28/09/2021	Swansea Music Art Digital CIO will use £9995 to cover the costs of engaging up to 300 disadvantaged or marginalised young people in activities that increase their understanding of climate change and ....more Swansea Music Art Digital CIO will use £9995 to cover the costs of engaging up to 300 disadvantaged or marginalised young people in activities that increase their understanding of climate change and their local environment. The workshops will teach them new skills reduce isolation and improve health and wellbeing.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	03/09/2021	Digital Futures
Woodward Charitable Trust - Core costs
£1,500	30/03/2021	Core costs.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Swansea Music Art Digital
£9,500	19/11/2020	#15 Swansea Past, Present and Future

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (10)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 9/10 persons

MYMUNA SOLEMAN Appointed: 2020

CANDICE LLOYD Appointed: 2021

JEFFREY PHILLIPS Appointed: 2022

KIRSTIE LOUISE ANNE EDWARDS Appointed: 2021

LEIGH ROWLAND Appointed: 2020

LEON BERRY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

PHOEBE LACEY-FREEMAN Appointed: 2023

RACHEL NEWTON - JOHN Appointed: 2020

STEVIE LIANE THOMAS Appointed: 2021

ANNA ARRIETA Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Musician, Other trusteeship: THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF WALES,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/08/2020, number: 1190983

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
Investment
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

216 High Street
SWANSEA
West Glamorgan
SA1 1PE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY.TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY,SOCIALLY, DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF WALES, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY ADVANCINGEDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES ANDCAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLEINDIVIDUALS.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN WALES, BY PROVIDING: GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICESTO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT ORRELIEVE POVERTY.

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