Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Low unrestricted reserves: -2
Fundraising costs low: +3

12+ Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 5

WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS

We Are Unlimited Arts is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. Our mission is to commission extraordinary work from disabled artists until the whole of the cultural sector does.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
There are 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£2,597	£1,927	£670	£9	£670	£34	0.2	10	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.3%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 53%
Liabilities/Income: 29%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 5%
Reserves/Spending: 0.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 4 months
Quick Ratio: 1.6

Asset Split ?

Established: 2 years

https://weareunlimited.org.uk/

info@weareunlimited.org.uk

07506679968

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity

GiG Classification

Services for people with disabilities

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

10 employees

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
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supporting the development of an Artist Support Manager
£21,000	18/01/2023	Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. This grant supports Unlimited to maintain and develop the ....more Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. This grant supports Unlimited to maintain and develop the role of Artist Support Manager to deliver improved support to disabled artists and share best practice with the sector. This will include providing peer-to-peer artist sessions, supporting organisations to design and deliver accessible commissioning processes and redesigning evaluation processes.
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Supporting the development of an Artist Support Manager
£280,000	16/05/2022	Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. This grant supports Unlimited to maintain and develop the ....more Unlimited is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. This grant supports Unlimited to maintain and develop the role of Artist Support Manager to deliver improved support to disabled artists and share best practice with the sector. This will include providing peer-to-peer artist sessions, supporting organisations to design and deliver accessible commissioning processes and redesigning evaluation processes.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/14 persons

SONNY NWACHUKWU Appointed: 2021

TARIK ELMOUTAWAKIL Appointed: 2021

ADEL AL -SALLOUM Appointed: 2021

CAROLE EDRICH Appointed: 2021

DAVID DIXON Appointed: 2021

DAVID JOHN TOVEY Appointed: 2021

HANNAH ARIA Appointed: 2021

JOCELYN SPENCER-MILLS Appointed: 2021

KATERINA IOANNIDOU Appointed: 2021

MX ANNA STARKEY (Chair) Appointed: 2021

NICHOLA NKECHI IBE Appointed: 2021

SORCHA FAITH PRINGLE Appointed: 2021

THOMAS RYALLS Appointed: 2021

RUTH VIVIENNE FABBY MBE, FRSA Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/11/2021, number: 1196665

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
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

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

WX Wakefield Exchange
Union Street
Wakefield
WF1 3AE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE:1. TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PRODUCTION OF MATERIALS, COMMISSIONS AND PROGRAMMES, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THOSE CREATED BY DISABLED, D/DEAF AND NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE.2. THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES, BY:A. THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY;B. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;C. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; ANDD. CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.

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