Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Overall weighted support: +5
Overall GiG Score: 4 ?

LEWISHAM EDUCATION ARTS NETWORK (LEAN)

LEAN is a network organisation that helps build new relationships between the arts and education in the London Borough of Lewisham.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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 dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why are there 14 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12?
  • The Board is predominantly female
  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£64£102£-38n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£139£86£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£130£104£26n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20*£68£104£-37n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£107£109£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£131£103£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£83£68£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£61£69£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£67£69£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/14£73£70£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/13£44£56£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/12£56£55£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/11£46£61£-15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/10£106£115£-9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/09£204£159£45n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/08*£111£102£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

www.leanarts.org.uk

SHARON@LEANARTS.ORG.UK

02086946622

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookInstagramX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Provides financial or material assistance
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Lewisham,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Paul Hamlyn Foundation - Opening up the world through collaborative drama and dance
£159,000 06/03/2023
Building on Lewisham’s Borough of Culture year, four special and two mainstream schools with resource bases will work together with experienced partners Trinity Laban and Peoplescape Theatre. Artists from both disciplines will collaborate with ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (14)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 13/14 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 28-72
  • ANNA CROALL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Civil Servant
  • BEATRICE ELIZABETH SEMPLE Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Artist/Educator
  • DEARBHAILE SIUN NAIRN Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Project Manager (Arts)
  • EMMA WEBSTER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Teacher
  • HELENA EMMANUEL Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Event And Brand Assistant - The Crown Estate
  • HOLLY HENRY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Arts Manager
  • JAMES THOMAS Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Music Educator
  • JASON PAGE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Operations Manager
  • JESSICA AUSTIN-BURDETT Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Teacher
  • JULIA MIRKIN Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Funding Manager
  • MARIA CONYARD Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Arts Professional
  • SHEREE-MARIE ABRAHAM Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive/ Artistic Director
  • VERONICA JOBBINS (Chair) Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Lecturer
  • VERONICA SARMIENTO Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Community Engagement Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 24/05/2007, number: 1119396
  • Registered at Companies House on 25/05/2005, number: 05462708
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
16 returns made; AR20: 30 days late, AR08: 55 days late,
Main office

THE ALBANY
ALBANY CENTRE & THEATRE
DOUGLAS WAY
LONDON
SE8 4AG

Objectives

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING, WITHOUT ANY LIMITATION, THE ARTS OF DRAMA, DANCE, MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LEWISHAM LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

Tips for Selecting Charities

Which areas of philanthropy are most effective?
The text of this post is taken from an article on the Effective Altruism forum. It suggests that you can achieve the most impact by supporting causes that fight extreme poverty, improving animal welfare....more
Our Top Tips for Philanthropy
Here are some ideas to help you gain more satisfaction from your philanthropy and confidence that the causes you have selected are impactful. Engage your brain, as well as your heart You....more
How to become a Philanthropist
In this Blog we outline a strategy to help people who are new to philanthropy and for those who feel dissatisfied with the impact they are having. Effective philanthropy is immensely rewarding for donors,....more

Giving is Great