Overall GiG Score: 18 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 9
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +9

CHILLI STUDIOS (NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD ARTS STUDIO) LIMITED 

Aim: Improving Mental Health through creativity. To use creativity as a tool to influence positive changes in people's mental wellbeing and attitudes towards mental health.To achieve this we run a service 4 days a week, this provides an innovative range of creative based services that are directed at improving and enhancing the quality of life, health and social integration of its members.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including a Community Foundation
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 17 years
(20 years as a company)

www.chillistudios.co.uk

carole@chillistudios.co.uk

01912094058

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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£254£248£6n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/22£215£193£23n/an/an/an/an/a21
31/03/21£257£241£16n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/20*£223£202£21n/an/an/an/an/a18
31/03/19£208£215£-6n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/18£224£178£46£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£144£164£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£178£146£32£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£139£136£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£139£130£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£119£111£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£73£95£-23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£97£99£-2£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£115£110£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09?£93£89£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/01/08*£45£53£-7£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 21 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City,

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
Henry Smith Charity£147,200
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£57,277
The Greggs Foundation£36,000
DCMS£31,900
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£22,500
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
The Baring Foundation£12,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Greggs Foundation - North East Core Funding
£36,000 26/05/2022
36
£36,000 over three years (£12,000 per year) to support the salary of their Arts Coordinator
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd)
£2,280 23/02/2022
Running costs for the 'Jam' sessions, allowing musicians to practice instruments whilst also having miked up singing booths
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 04/02/2022
Chilli Studios core costs
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd)
£4,950 24/06/2021
Delivering a series of ceramic-based sessions for service users
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd)
£21,200 22/04/2021
Salary costs for the Studio Manager post
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - salary costs for the Charity Officer/Company Secretary
£2,500 11/02/2021
salary costs for the Charity Officer/Company Secretary
Tudor Trust - Grant to Newcastle & Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd
£2,000 04/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Chilli Studios
£57,200 23/10/2020
12
towards one year's running costs of a project to support and develop a new shared online platform, a telephone-based support service and outdoor activity equipment for individuals with mental health ....more
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£28,600 23/10/2020
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
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£3,300 01/10/2020
"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 Baring Foundation - Grant to Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio) Ltd
£12,000 14/09/2020
Funds are required to pay for our rental fees which are £24,864 per year, this fee include all utility bills and caretaking duties.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Art Studio) Limited
£10,000 18/08/2020
COVID19: Chilli Studios (Newcastle and Gateshead Art Studio) Limited
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Studio Manager / CEO post Year 3
£20,000 02/04/2020
Studio Manager / CEO post Year 3
National Lottery Community Fund - Recovery in Nature
£9,798 11/02/2020
10
The funding will help the organisation expand their previously successful forest school classes for adults with mental health issues. The aim is to decrease levels of anxiety, improve mood, develop ....more
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Chilli Studios
£90,000 11/09/2019
36
towards three years' running costs of the Engagement, Participation, Support, Development and Achievement programme (EPSDA), supporting people with mental health issues in Newcastle and Gateshead
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Sewing Circle
£3,847 11/05/2019
Sewing Circle
Woodward Charitable Trust - Creative workshops in the Byker wall estate
£500 02/04/2019
Towards creative workshops in the Byker wall estate.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Studio Manager / CEO post Year 2
£25,000 01/04/2019
Studio Manager / CEO post Year 2
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Firing ambition
£3,000 11/12/2018
Firing ambition
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Start afresh - Inclusion and Support Coordinator
£14,713 14/08/2018
Start afresh - Inclusion and Support Coordinator
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Minds Leading Recovery
£267,589 21/06/2018
60
The group will develop their mental health services by offering creative projects, courses and activities across a range of disciplines including visual arts, music, crafts, media and literature for ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Newcastle & Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd
£75,000 18/01/2018
36
over three years towards core costs at an arts and mental health organisation supporting people in Newcastle upon Tyne
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Studio Manager / CEO post Year 1
£30,000 04/01/2018
Studio Manager / CEO post Year 1
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Newcastle and Gateshead Art Studio
£61,966 28/11/2017
36
For the cost of employing an arts project worker for this project which supports people with mental health problems in Newcastle and Gateshead.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards creative wellness outreach sessions
£500 10/11/2017
Towards creative wellness outreach sessions for those who have suffered distress or trauma.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£10,000 15/09/2017
Creatively Improving Mental Health
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Newcastle and Gatehead Art Studio
£65,200 30/08/2017
Heads & Tales
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Melodious Minds
£9,500 01/04/2017
Melodious Minds
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Salary and on-costs of the User Involvement Officer and sessional artists (year 2)
£19,100 01/04/2017
Salary and on-costs of the User Involvement Officer and sessional artists (year 2)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Salary and on-costs of the User Involvement Officer and sessional artists (year 1)
£11,700 26/07/2016
Towards Salary and on-costs of the User Involvement Officer and sessional artists (year 1)
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio
£30,800 09/06/2016
24
towards two years' salary of the User Involvement Officer and sessional artists at a project that provides a range of creative activities for people with mental health issues from Newcastle and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Create to Change
£306,181 12/01/2015
35
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Newcastle and Gateshead Art Studio
£16,000 28/02/2014
NAGAS is an arts based charity supporting people with enduring mental health problems to either recovery or a position where they can manage their Mental Health issues.
National Lottery Community Fund - Newcastle & Gateshead Art Studio (NAGAS)
£272,908 14/12/2011
36
This project helps people with mental health issues and tackles the causes of social exclusion through engagement, participation and development within the field of arts in Newcastle and surrounding ....more
Northern Rock Foundation - Grant awarded to Newcastle and Gateshead Arts Studio Ltd (Tyne & Wear)
£40,000 13/12/2011
Towards the core costs of the organisation which provides arts opportunities for people with mental health problems in Newcastle and Gateshead.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 25-56
  • JOHN BANKS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/11/2006, number: 1116957
  • Registered at Companies House on 28/01/2004, number: 05028177
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
  • 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
16 returns made; AR20: 4 days late, AR08: 10 days late,
Main office

BLACKFRIARS CENTRE
NEWBRIDGE STREET
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
Tyne and Wear
NE1 2TQ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR PERSONS SUFFERING FROM THE EFFECTS OF MENTAL ILLNESS AND MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS LIVING IN NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD (HERE-IN AFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) THROUGH THE USE AND PROMOTION OF ART AND ARTISTIC AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NEWCASTLE AND GATESHEAD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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