GORSE HILL STUDIOS CREATIVE COMMUNITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 March 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09646545
Financial period: 1 July 2024 – 30 June 2025
Latest income: £818,713
Latest expenditure: £815,584
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Gorse Hill Studios, Cavendish Road, Stretford, MANCHESTER, M32 0PR

Website recorded by the regulator: www.gorsehillstudios.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Gorse Hill Studios (GHS) is an independently-run youth arts charity which provides free/low cost, high quality, accessible and responsive creative services to young people between the ages of 8 and 25 who present with a wide range of issues, from mental health to those struggling or facing exclusion from mainstream education.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £818,713
Total Gross Expenditure: £815,584

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 9 April 2025
Date Accounts Received: 9 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £770,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £840,000

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 March 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £779,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,422

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 9 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £854,261
Total Gross Expenditure: £721,711

Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 April 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £500,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,876

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £818,713
Total Gross Expenditure: £815,584
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 8
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Contracts: 421401
Income From Government Grants: £38,278
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2025
Total Gross Income: £770,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £840,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 12
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 67848
Income From Government Grants: £0
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 18

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 March 2024
Total Gross Income: £779,007
Total Gross Expenditure: £795,422
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 3
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 69000
Income From Government Grants: £107,800
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £854,261
Total Gross Expenditure: £721,711
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 43626
Income From Government Grants: £115,751
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £500,836
Total Gross Expenditure: £441,876
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 12

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 April 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 10391
Income Other Trading Activities: 67624
Income Charitable Activities: 738041
Income Investments: 1757
Income Other: 900
Income Total Income And Endowments: 818713
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £31,160
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £778,678
Expenditure Other: 5746
Expenditure Total: 815584
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3975
Expenditure Support Costs: 24059
Expenditure Depreciation: 18603
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £349,202
Assets Total Fixed: 62010
Assets Own Use: 62010
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £491,508
Assets Total Liabilities: £80,799
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £472,719
Creditors One Year Total Current: 72378
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 8421
Assets Cash: £335,255
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 350368
Funds Restricted: 122351
Funds Total: 472719
Count Employees: 32
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Received Date: 9 April 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 1864
Income Other Trading Activities: 34599
Income Charitable Activities: 730302
Income Investments: 1312
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 768077
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £14,389
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £825,611
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 840000
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 32497
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 21890
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £141,467
Assets Total Fixed: 80613
Assets Own Use: 80613
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £436,281
Assets Total Liabilities: £47,304
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £469,590
Creditors One Year Total Current: 28778
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 18526
Assets Cash: £320,416
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 141467
Funds Restricted: 328123
Funds Total: 469590
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 March 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 13145
Income Other Trading Activities: 33863
Income Charitable Activities: 731460
Income Investments: 539
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 779007
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £16,146
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £779,183
Expenditure Other: 93
Expenditure Total: 795422
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 10283
Expenditure Depreciation: 21211
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £135,000
Assets Total Fixed: 98281
Assets Own Use: 98281
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £501,998
Assets Total Liabilities: £58,752
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £541,527
Creditors One Year Total Current: 30121
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 28631
Assets Cash: £370,662
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 139172
Funds Restricted: 402355
Funds Total: 541527
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Received Date: 9 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 3996
Income Other Trading Activities: 31493
Income Charitable Activities: 818710
Income Investments: 62
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 854261
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £17,068
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £704,227
Expenditure Other: 416
Expenditure Total: 721711
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4651
Expenditure Support Costs: 4651
Expenditure Depreciation: 4670
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -9709
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £13,000
Assets Total Fixed: 7297
Assets Own Use: 7297
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £632,401
Assets Total Liabilities: £81,756
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £557,942
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43861
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 37895
Assets Cash: £0
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 145493
Funds Restricted: 412449
Funds Total: 557942
Count Employees: 22
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 July 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 June 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 402
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 474095
Income Investments: 24
Income Other: 26340
Income Total Income And Endowments: 500861
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £237
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £441,406
Expenditure Other: 233
Expenditure Total: 441876
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3367
Expenditure Support Costs: 213442
Expenditure Depreciation: 1379
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £115,000
Assets Total Fixed: 2104
Assets Own Use: 2104
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £467,254
Assets Total Liabilities: £43,966
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £425,392
Creditors One Year Total Current: 43966
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £380,576
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 128322
Funds Restricted: 297070
Funds Total: 425392
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Manchester City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Salford City
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Trafford
Parent Geographic Area Type: Metropolitan Counties
Parent Geographic Area Description: Greater Manchester
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

Classification Code: 117
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Other Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: GORSE HILL STUDIOS CREATIVE COMMUNITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2017-03-17T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 18 JUN 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 31 DEC 2015
Charitable Objects: 4. THE COMPANY IS ESTABLISHED TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE INVOLVEMENT, PARTICIPATION AND ACCESS TO THE ARTS FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC AND ESPECIALLY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN GREATER MANCHESTER AND PARTICULARLY GORSE HILL WARD AND NEIGHBOURING AREAS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures