Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Deficit latest year: -2
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +3
  • Grant maker support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

ASHDON JAZZ ACADEMY 

CHARITY PROVIDED 1:1 MENTORING SUPPORT TO FEMALES AGED 11- 21 YEARS OLD. CHARITY ALSO HOSTS WORKSHOPS, CONFERENCES AND FOCUS GROUPS FOCUSING ON RAISING SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF ESTEEM IN FEMALE TEENAGERS.
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly 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 was significantly lower than spending in the latest year

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
30/09/22£97£130£-33n/an/an/an/an/a30
30/09/21*£112£81£32n/an/an/an/an/a31
30/09/20£57£41£15n/an/an/an/an/a40
30/09/19£31£32£-1n/an/an/an/an/a16
30/09/18*£27£17£9£0£0£0n/a021
30/09/17£5£9£-4£0£0£0n/a00
30/09/16£15£4£11£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 9 years

www.ashdonjazzacademy.org.uk

ashdonjazzacademy@yahoo.co.uk

07949875605

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
Where it operates
  • Croydon, Lambeth, Lewisham, Merton, Southwark, Sutton, Wandsworth,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports 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£150,000
Rosa UK£44,860
DCMS£16,794
Garfield Weston Foundation£12,500
City Bridge Trust£5,335
BBC Children in Need£3,024
Co-Operative Group£2,088
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund£1,500
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
£2,088 21/10/2023
We would use funding to recruit, train and supervise our female volunteers mentors to support 30+ vulnerable young women for up to 12 months across Lewisham, Lambeth, Croydon and Merton.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
£150,000 21/09/2023
36
towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for vulnerable women in the London Borough of Lambeth.
Rosa UK - RISE R2-ASHJAZZ-2023
£11,700 18/05/2023
Cost of Living Grant
Rosa UK - RISE R1-ASHJAZZ-2022
£25,400 19/05/2022
£25,400 has been awarded to Ashdon Jazz Academy to expand their social media strategy by funding a dedicated staff member. Additionally, the grant will cover software and subscriptions costs for key ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award - COVID19 response
£12,500 05/11/2021
24
Weston Youth Grant
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
£1,500 13/04/2021
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Rosa UK - C19 R4-ASHJAZZ-2021
£7,760 30/03/2021
£7,660 has been awarded to work wth women from BAME communities who have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£13,770 15/09/2020
"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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
£3,024 17/06/2020
6
COVID19 - This grant will fund additional hours of mentoring support for young women experiencing mental health problems who are at further risk of anxiety due to Covid-19, and help them to improve ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,024 21/05/2020
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
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
£5,335 04/05/2020
A grant of £5,335 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Ashdon Jazz Academy
£30,000 08/05/2018
36
Music and art sessions promoting life skills for young people at risk of becoming NEET (not in employment, education or training). Young people will benefit through improved mental health, confidence ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Believe, Achieve , mentoring programme
£10,000 13/12/2017
12
This project will provide mentoring support and monthly group workshops for girls to help them overcome challenges and improve their confidence, resilience and mental wellbeing.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 24/04/2015, number: 1161413
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
7 returns made; AR21: 11 days late, AR18: 1 days late,
Main office

Old Library
14- 16 Knights Hill
South West London
South West London
West Norwood
SE27 0HY

Objectives

To advance in life and relieve the needs of female teenagers aged 11- 21 through:(a) Providing support and activities, in particular mentoring support to those with low self-esteem and low self-confidence, which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.(b) providing recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interest of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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