Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 1

Support Score: 8

No PartB

Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +8

Overall GiG Score: 9

GROUNDSWELL ARTS

Groundswell Arts is a London based organisation that designs and delivers creative education programmes for 0 to 11 year olds their families and teachers.We value an inclusive approach to creative learning, which supports and nurtures the wellbeing of children. Our initiatives are designed to reduce educational disadvantage and develop teachers confidence to embed creativity and the arts

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers including the Government recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23		£314,703	£207,834	£106,869	3

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years
(13 years as a company)

www.groundswellarts.com

info@groundswellarts.com

02072638046

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Secondary schools

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
3 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

Youth Music	£142,315
DCMS	£26,580
The Foyle Foundation	£20,000
Greater London Authority	£1,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£20,000	07/02/2023	towards core costs in yearend March 2024
Youth Music - Sing Our Story
£142,315	12/10/2022	Sing Our Story
DCMS - Culture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
£26,580	22/10/2021	To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further ....more To support cultural organisations who have received funding from the Culture Recovery Fund: Grants programme, in the first or second rounds, and can clearly demonstrate the financial need for further funding in order to be able to operate on a viable and sustainable basis by 31 March 2022.
Greater London Authority - London Community Story Grant
£1,500	16/03/2021	To analyse, present and share community on-traditional/creative insights

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 41-58

BLAISE GRIMES-VIORT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

GARETH CLAYTON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Grant Manager

LYDIA ASHMAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Freelance Writer And Project Manager

MATTHEW IAN BURBEDGE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

NATALIE MERRITT (Chair) Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Lawyer

NICK HEWLETT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Director

SARAH CROMPTON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS HOVE,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 10/05/2022, number: 1198895
Registered at Companies House on 27/08/2010, number: 07359937

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
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

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Groundswell Arts
Stroud Green Primary School
Big Red Building
Haringey
N4 3EX

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO (BUT NOT LIMITED BY) DELIVERING ARTS PROGRAMMES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS AND EDUCATORS TO INTEGRATE ARTS AND CULTURE INTO THE CURRICULUM AND COMMUNITY

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