Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 10

WE ARE MUSIC LTD

We provide engagement in popular music for young people across Tendring and Essex in what are primarily deprived areas. We also operate other programmes helping emerging artists understand routes into the music industry, work placements and internships. We also work with young people in live sound and events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

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

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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: 15 years

www.we-are-music.org.uk

chrisscott@we-are-music.org.uk

07907414611

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/05/23	£96	£81	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/05/22	£52	£55	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/05/21	£62	£64	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/05/20	£45	£54	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/05/19	£91	£49	£42	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/05/18	£31	£32	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/17	£42	£33	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/16	£42	£37	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/15	£51	£37	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/14	£19	£19	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/13	£18	£29	£-10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/12	£33	£36	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/11	£51	£22	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/05/10	£28	£17	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Education/Training

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Essex, Suffolk,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
4 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	£108,098
National Lottery Community Fund	£79,284
Essex Community Foundation	£14,000
People's Health Trust	£7,371

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Youth Music - Let's Break the Mould
£27,698	02/03/2023	Let's Break the Mould
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to We are Music Ltd
£1,000	14/02/2023	to provide an uplift in funding for the core costs of the organisation through the cost-of-living crisis
National Lottery Community Fund - We are Music - The way forward
£79,284	15/07/2022	The project is using funding to provide weekly music sessions that help young people make friends with shared interests develop skills and perform at events in the local community.
People's Health Trust - Saturday Sessions
£7,371	10/05/2022	This two-year project delivers a weekly Saturday 'open house' at a music school in Harwich, Essex, for young people. Sessions will include band rehearsals, jam sessions, creating music, time for ....more This two-year project delivers a weekly Saturday 'open house' at a music school in Harwich, Essex, for young people. Sessions will include band rehearsals, jam sessions, creating music, time for socialising and organising six gigs a year in local venues, open to the public. The idea came from current participants of music school activities and sessions will be led by young people. The project aims to not only improve the mental health and wellbeing of local young people but to revitalise the live music scene in the area.
Essex Community Foundation - Grant to We are Music Ltd
£10,000	28/04/2022	to support the post-Covid operational overheads for young people to take part in music sessions to improve education and employment prospects in Tendring
Youth Music - MUSIC CONNECTS US
£80,400	24/04/2020	MUSIC CONNECTS US
Essex Community Foundation - Primary School after school Rock School sessions
£3,000	02/05/2019 11	To provide music sessions to primary schools in deprived areas of Tendring
Youth Music - Landslide Festivals
£24,750	08/03/2019	Landslide Festivals
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£2,500	14/02/2019	towards the Rock School Club (music tuition for young people aged between 9 and 18)
Essex Community Foundation - Landslide Tour
£4,400	06/12/2018 12	To enable young people to help organise and run run three musical and skate boarding events for other young people in Tendring
Youth Music - Give Them a Chance
£58,420	11/05/2018	Give Them a Chance
Essex Community Foundation - We are Music Core programme support.
£5,354	14/09/2017 11	to support the operating costs of a Harwich based music charity for young people
Youth Music - Get Known -the Next Stage
£21,744	01/12/2016	Get Known -the Next Stage

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees:

AMBER SCOTT Appointed: 2021

CHRISTOPHER SCOTT (Chair) Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Music Leader

JOSEPH PATRICK MCCANN Appointed: 2020

PETER BROWNE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Training Officier

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/08/2009, number: 1130937
Registered at Companies House on 27/05/2009, number: 06916641

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Filing Record

14 returns made; all on time

Main office

12 QUEEN STREET
GREAT OAKLEY
HARWICH
CO12 5AS

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH -A THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.

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