Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteer base +3

Overall GiG Score: 6

PERSONA ARTS

a charity with purposes of providing opera and choral arts to the diverse communities of the West Midlands

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/03/24		£79	£15	£64	n/a
31/03/23		£26	£2	£23	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

www.personaarts.org.uk

info@personaarts.org.uk

07599 170762

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull, Walsall, Wolverhampton,

Who it helps

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
The Postlethwaite Music Foundation - Grant to Persona Arts
£1,000	18/01/2024 12	To support the ocst of a BME-led production of The Flying Dutchman opera in Birmingham

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

BYRON JACKSON FRSA Appointed: 2021

JAMES OLDHAM Appointed: 2021

JULIA HANDELMAN-SMITH FRSA Appointed: 2024

TONI PERRY-THOMAS Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/12/2021, number: 1197297

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Conflicting interests
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

2 returns made; all on time

Main office

BVSC
Latham House
33-34 Paradise Street
BIRMINGHAM
B1 2AJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF OPERA, CHORAL AND CLASSICAL MUSIC, IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE WEST MIDLANDS AUTHORITIES, BIRMINGHAM,COVENTRY, DUDLEY, SANDWELL, SOLIHULL, WALSALL AND WOLVERHAMPTON BY PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ARTS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE STAGING OF PERFORMANCES, MUSICAL ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTATIONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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