Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

Spending falling: -1
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 9

INTER-ACTION (MILTON KEYNES) LIMITED

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL DRAMA AND OTHER FINE ARTS ESPECIALLY THOSE ACTIVITIES WHICH SEEK TO MAKE THE ARTS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified 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
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Established: 48 years

www.interactionmk.org.uk

info@interactionmk.org.uk

01908 318285

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

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		£55	£45	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£41	£36	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/21		£48	£52	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	12
31/03/20		£52	£66	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1
31/03/19		£77	£69	£8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/18		£55	£78	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£54	£63	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£94	£96	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£175	£163	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£116	£132	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£127	£129	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12	*	£152	£155	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£174	£204	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£195	£214	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£202	£166	£36	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£243	£237	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£251	£300	£-49	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£269	£263	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£263	£293	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£282	£266	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

BBC Children in Need	£29,760
DCMS	£11,100
National Lottery Community Fund	£7,230
CAF	£2,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Little Acorns
£7,230	29/04/2022	The funding will be used to deliver a series of activities for the younger people of the community. The project aims to bring families together encouraging them to learn new skills of the outdoors.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£11,100	25/06/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
CAF - Grant to Inter-Action MK
£2,000	29/04/2020	Grant to Inter-Action MK to support the organisation through COVID19
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Inter-Action MK
£29,760	21/05/2019 36	A gardening inclusion project for young carers from Milton Keynes, which will provide young people with fun, increased emotional resilience and reduced isolation.
National Lottery Community Fund - 3 Gardens for Bradwell Abbey
£10,000	27/09/2018 12	The organisations will use the money to create 3 new community gardens at City Discovery Centre's Bradwell Abbey site in Milton Keynes. There will be one community food production garden, one ....more The organisations will use the money to create 3 new community gardens at City Discovery Centre's Bradwell Abbey site in Milton Keynes. There will be one community food production garden, one children's garden and one sensory garden.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 36-63

DEBOLA DUZE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Senior Project Manager

MIKE BARRY, Other trusteeship: TOWN LANDS,

STEPHEN HOWARD (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Director

TARIQ NASEER RAJA Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Foundation Manager

THOMAS GRAY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Creative Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/12/1975, number: 270458
Registered at Companies House on 19/09/1975, number: 01227130

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
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
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

20 returns made; AR13: 23 days late, AR12: 125 days late,

Main office

City Discovery Centre
The Farmhouse
Alston Drive
Bradwell Abbey
Milton Keynes
Buckingh

Objectives

TO PROMOTE MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATIONAL DRAMA AND OTHER FINE ARTS ESPECIALLY THOSE ACTIVITIES WHICH SEEK TO MAKE THE ARTS RELEVANT TO THE COMMUNITY.(FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION).

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

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