Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 13

Strong growth: +2
Volatile income
spending growth: -1
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +10

Overall GiG Score: 19

VIVA ARTS AND COMMUNITY GROUP

To advance the education of children and young adults in the arts of theatre and drama. To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure use by young people, the aged, infirm or disabled or those suffering financial hardship, with the object of improving their conditions of lifeThe encouragement of the arts.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
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 and gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 15 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

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 but spending has been maintained

Established: 16 years

www.viva-group.org.uk

info@viva-group.org.uk

01353722060

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22		£495	£566	£-71	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	300
31/12/21		£913	£223	£690	£1	£2,435	£159	8.5	3	300
31/12/20		£932	£134	£798	£2	£1,746	£156	14	1	300
31/12/19		£562	£180	£383	£2	£948	£140	9.3	1	300
31/12/18		£394	£240	£154	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	300
31/12/17		£196	£189	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16		£158	£151	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15		£177	£184	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14		£140	£126	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13		£110	£125	£-14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12		£159	£151	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11		£152	£164	£-13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/10	*	£248	£232	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/09	*	£355	£135	£220	£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
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Cambridgeshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
300 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

Cambridgeshire Community Foundation	£120,000
DCMS	£71,627
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation	£24,000
The Pilgrim Trust	£15,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,970

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Dementia Friendly East Cambridgeshire
£100,000	13/12/2023	to run an East Cambs wide partnership project allowing 11 partners to deliver a community project over 2 years aimed at 700 people living with dementia
Cambridgeshire Community Foundation - Creating an Energy Efficient and Sustainable Facility now and always!
£20,000	10/11/2023	to install solar panels at Viva Theatre in Soham
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group
£1,024	21/10/2023	We would like to teach young people about theatre and the arts. This increases their skills and enhances their confidence and self-esteem. They will build friendships and learn to work as a team.
Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation - Grant to Viva Arts & Community Group
£24,000	10/11/2022	Creative apprenticeships, outh theatre, workshops & Saturday school
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group
£1,546	22/10/2022	We want to run a three-day performing arts workshop in the school holidays for local children aged 5-12 to learn, achieve and enjoy.
DCMS - Viva Forever!
£71,627	01/04/2020	To support Arts and Culture throughout England
National Lottery Community Fund - Nellie4Soham - Community Transport with Attitude!
£9,970	13/12/2019 12	The funding will be used to train volunteers to increase administrative support for the community transport service. The project aims to build the group's capacity in order to run more effectively ....more The funding will be used to train volunteers to increase administrative support for the community transport service. The project aims to build the group's capacity in order to run more effectively and enable isolated people to become socially active.
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group
£15,000	19/09/2019 12	Spencer's Mill - saving a rare heritage survivor to stimulate sustainable community, cultural and economic development
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group
£859,700	21/06/2018	Spencer's Mill - using a rare heritage survivor to stimulate sustainable economic development
Big Issue Invest - Arts, heritage, sports and faith
£150,000	08/02/2018	People with learning disabilities
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group
£65,500	19/12/2017	Cambridgeshire’s Village Colleges - celebrating pioneers of lifelong learning at the heart of rural communities
Power to Change - Viva Arts and Community Group Ltd
£227,956	06/12/2017	Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group Ltd
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Viva Arts and Community Group
£77,500	11/02/2015	StreetLife 1939-45

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (15)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-79

ANGELA BOCKING Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: SOHAM MOOR OLD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FUND,

ANNE JEANETTE BEVAN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

DANIEL SCHUMANN JP (Chair), Occupation: Producer

ELISABETH HELEN EVERY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeships: NEEDHAM'S FOUNDATION, NEEDHAM TRINITY FOUNDATION, THE PRINCESS OF WALES HOSPITAL (ELY) CHARITABLE TRUST,

HELEN MARIAN HAYWARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee

JOSHUA SCHUNMANN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Teacher

KIRSTEN MARTIN Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Divisional Director

LEIGH STEPHENSON Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Charity Worker

LT COLONEL JAMES FRANK WOOD Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Retired

MICHAEL GEORGE HAWES Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Accountant, Other trusteeship: The Ark Isleham,

MICHAEL JOHN JUDKINS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Solicitor, Other trusteeship: ST PETER'S CHURCH ELY STIPEND AND MAINTENANCE TRUST,

PATRICIA ANN NIXON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Trustee

PETER EARNEST LEONARD Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director

RICHARD JOHN HOBBS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Trustee, Other trusteeship: NEEDHAM'S FOUNDATION,

RICHARD FRANK PURKISS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 23/09/2008, number: 1126012
Registered at Companies House on 07/12/2007, number: 06448490

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

14 returns made; AR10: 73 days late, AR09: 312 days late,

Main office

14 Churchgate Street
Soham
ELY
Cambridgeshire
CB7 5DS

Objectives

1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS IN THE ARTS OF THEATRE AND DRAMA AND IN SO DOING PROVIDE THEM WITH A THOROUGH TECHNICAL GROUNDING IN THE CRAFT AND ASSOCIATED PRACTICES OF THEATRE AND THE ART OF ACTING.2 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.3 THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE PARISH OF SOHAM) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:A THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE.B THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES.C THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.D SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.4 TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION, THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC..

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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