Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 5
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All female board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +5
Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

AMBERLIEGH 

To use the performing arts to empower children and young people to build up self confidence and self esteem by participating in public performances. An inclusive project, both for children who are able bodied and for children with learning difficulties and with minor to severe physical and learning disabilities where they learn to work in partnership and without discrimination.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely female

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 has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 35 years

www.amberliegh.org.uk

amberliegh@gmail.com

07929651827

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£19£156£-137n/an/an/an/an/a8
31/03/22£398£41£357n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/21£30£29£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£32£34£-2n/an/an/an/an/a4
31/03/19£29£23£7n/an/an/an/an/a6
31/03/18£16£19£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£22£28£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£31£25£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£22£27£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£24£18£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£12£16£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£30£24£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£14£12£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£9£8£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£5£5£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£7£4£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/06*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/05*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Other Charitable Purposes
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 8 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
Cripplegate Foundation£45,000
BBC Children in Need£33,460
DCMS£2,960
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Amberliegh
£30,500 30/07/2021
This project will deliver weekly African music sessions for children with learning difficulties, physical disabilities and experiencing poverty. The activities will result in improved team working ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£10,000 29/06/2021
Be The Best Version on You
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Amberliegh
£2,960 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund 37 tablets for disabled children and young people and children and young people from low income families and BME backgrounds who are isolated at home due to Covid-19, ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£2,960 18/05/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£25,000 05/11/2019
Get Fit, Be Focused, Get Confident Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£10,000 25/06/2019
Get Fit, Be Focused, Get Confidence Continued
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£12,000 30/10/2018
Get Fit, Be Focused, Get Confident Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£5,000 26/06/2018
Get Fit, Be Focused, Get Confidence
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer play scheme
£400 01/06/2018
Towards a summer play scheme.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Amberliegh
£29,910 08/05/2018
36
This project will run music and dance sessions for young disabled people and young people from areas of local deprivation. The activities will increase communications skills, increase leadership ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£5,000 27/06/2017
Amberliegh Performaning Arts and Self-Confidence Building Project
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Amberliegh
£5,000 01/03/2016
Towards the costs of Amberleigh's Perfoming Arts project for young people
National Lottery Community Fund - Amberliegh Musical Dance Drama Project
£10,000 22/07/2015
12
The group will use the funding to engage disadvantaged young people from African and Caribbean families in a musical dance drama project. This will improve their communication and social skills, ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a creative arts and music making summer play scheme
£500 19/06/2015
Towards a creative arts and music making summer play scheme for predominantly disadvantaged BME children.
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative & Confident Building Project
£10,000 18/07/2013
12
This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use the funding to deliver a creative and confidence building project using drama and music culminating into a performance for young people ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a creative arts summer scheme in Waltham Cross
£250 07/05/2013
Towards a creative arts summer scheme in Waltham Cross for people from various cultures with mixed abilities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Our Space Arts & Social Development Friday Club
£10,000 06/10/2011
12
This is a project by a charity in Islington. The group will use the funding to create a musical drama about teenage issues such as low self-esteem and anti-social behaviour for young people to ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/06/1989, number: 801754
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR06: 246 days late, AR05: 24 days late,
Main office

The Chestnuts Community Centre
The Chestnuts Estate
Highbury Grange
LONDON

Objectives

TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND IN PARTICULAR THE ART AND SCIENCE OF DANCE AND MUSIC, BY THE PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PERFORMANCES AND OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

GREATER LONDON AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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