CCEW Charity Commission profile

AUDIOACTIVE

Registered charity 1168749 · organisation 5079049

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
CIO
Registered
12 August 2016
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,364,691
Latest expenditure
£1,201,349
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
Yes

Public contact address: Unit A 85-87 Montague Street, WORTHING, West Sussex, BN11 3BN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.audioactive.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

AudioActive advances the professional, educational and personal and social development of children and young people of all backgrounds living in the South East of England in particular by providing opportunities for participation in music and creative arts, and by creating high quality music-making opportunities.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received
26 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
26 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,364,691
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,201,349
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received
24 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,103,774
Total Gross Expenditure
£951,009
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£803,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£888,375
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£793,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£624,822
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 January 2022
Date Annual Return Received
31 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£653,436
Total Gross Expenditure
£474,092

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
26 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,364,691
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,201,349
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
5
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
136414
Income From Government Grants
£37,250
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
24 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,103,774
Total Gross Expenditure
£951,009
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
8
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
201811
Income From Government Grants
£11,092
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£803,911
Total Gross Expenditure
£888,375
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
18
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
308374
Income From Government Grants
£14,141
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£793,835
Total Gross Expenditure
£624,822
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
8
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Contracts
185210
Income From Government Grants
£117,404
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£653,436
Total Gross Expenditure
£474,092
Charity Raises Funds From Public
Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser
No
Charity Commercial Participator
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
8
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
191379
Income From Government Grants
£34,593
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
No
Count Volunteers
15

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
26 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
1034878
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
329813
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1364691
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£28,964
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,172,385
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1201349
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
20356
Expenditure Support Costs
1172385
Expenditure Depreciation
39220
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£188,000
Assets Total Fixed
100346
Assets Own Use
100346
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£812,411
Assets Total Liabilities
£224,480
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£688,277
Creditors One Year Total Current
224480
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£543,170
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
564168
Funds Restricted
124109
Funds Total
688277
Count Employees
13
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2024
Ar Due Date
31 January 2025
Ar Received Date
24 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
640741
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
455391
Income Investments
3549
Income Other
4093
Income Total Income And Endowments
1103774
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,841
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£924,168
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
951009
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
15536
Expenditure Support Costs
256830
Expenditure Depreciation
37265
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£277,950
Assets Total Fixed
123527
Assets Own Use
123527
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£640,822
Assets Total Liabilities
£239,414
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£524,935
Creditors One Year Total Current
239414
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£509,809
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
427212
Funds Restricted
97723
Funds Total
524935
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2023
Ar Due Date
31 January 2024
Ar Received Date
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
96414
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
707104
Income Investments
393
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
803911
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£26,029
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£862,346
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
888375
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
9929
Expenditure Support Costs
856476
Expenditure Depreciation
31899
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£290,602
Assets Total Fixed
136643
Assets Own Use
136643
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£488,669
Assets Total Liabilities
£253,142
Assets Current Investment
393
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£372,170
Creditors One Year Total Current
253142
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£262,829
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
290602
Funds Restricted
81568
Funds Total
372170
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2022
Ar Due Date
31 January 2023
Ar Received Date
31 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
520623
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
273212
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
793835
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£21,729
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£603,093
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
624822
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3484
Expenditure Support Costs
291536
Expenditure Depreciation
1901
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£180,087
Assets Total Fixed
115530
Assets Own Use
115530
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£473,392
Assets Total Liabilities
£132,288
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£456,634
Creditors One Year Total Current
132288
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£215,402
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
295617
Funds Restricted
161017
Funds Total
456634
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2021
Ar Due Date
31 January 2022
Ar Received Date
31 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
116027
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
537409
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
653436
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£30,942
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£443,150
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
474092
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3213
Expenditure Support Costs
285542
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£176,927
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£431,323
Assets Total Liabilities
£143,702
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£287,621
Creditors One Year Total Current
143702
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£374,823
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
176927
Funds Restricted
110694
Funds Total
287621
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Surrey
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
East Sussex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
West Sussex
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Kent
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout London
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
115
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
AUDIOACTIVE
Charity Event Order
2
Event Type
Asset transfer in
Date Of Event
2020-03-05T00:00:00
Reason
Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number
4038050
Assoc Registered Charity Number
1123891
Assoc Charity Name
AUDIOACTIVE
Charity Name
AUDIOACTIVE
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
CIO registration
Date Of Event
2016-08-12T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Aug 2016
Charitable Objects
TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE OF ALL BACKGROUNDS, LIVING IN THE SOUTH EAST OF ENGLAND BY: A) PROVIDING MUSIC, MUSIC TECHNOLOGY AND CROSS ART FORM COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS THAT SUPPORT PERSONAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENTB) CREATING HIGH-QUALITY MUSIC-MAKING AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES TO SUPPORT CAREER AND ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENTC) COLLABORATING WITH EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS TO PROVIDE INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE WAYS OF TEACHING AND LEARNINGD) PROMOTING AND ENCOURAGING YOUTH PARTICIPATION OWNERSHIP AND INFLUENCE OVER THE DIRECTION AND WORK OF THE ORGANISATION E) AIMING TO BE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY SERVICE PROVIDER, ACTIVELY COMBATTING DISCRIMINATION AND MARGINALISATION AND PROMOTING A WELCOMING, INCLUSIVE AND CREATIVE ENVIRONMENT

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
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Complaints handling
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures