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Directors' report period ended
The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the period ended 31 July 2024
Additional information
Small Company Provisions This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption.
Directors
The directors shown below have held office during the whole of the period from
1 August 2023
to
31 July 2024
The directors shown below have held office during the period of
1 August 2023
to
27 June 2024
The directors shown below have held office during the period of
27 June 2024
to
31 July 2024
Secretary
The above report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions in part 15 of the Companies Act 2006
This report was approved by the board of directors on
And signed on behalf of the board by:
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Status: Director
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and signed on behalf of the board by:
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Status: Director
The notes form part of these financial statements
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BlueJam Arts CIC is an innovative grassroots community arts organisation based in Penrith. We specialise in intergenerational participant-centred creative projects and events, mainly music and visual arts, as well as groups that foster community connection and inclusion. Our activities in 2023-24 included 17 Regular Groups, including Samba bands, music clubs and art groups. Projects CreateJam, Penrith Welcomes Diversity Art Project (with Penrith and Eden Refugee Network), PaintJam, Singing for Lung Health, Figure It Out and BleepJam Hosted Gigs and Events, including 5 gigs at our arts space, 2 exhibitions, Great Big Green Week activities and an Open Day. We provided music and arts workshops for organisations and events including Stomping Ground, Brathay Trust, York Place Dental Group, Cumbria ACT, Bewcastle School, Cumbria Unity Festival, North Cumbria Recovery College, Multicultural Bazaar West, Solfest, Children in Care Council, MyCommunity Penrith, North Lakes School, Stanwix School and Shap School. Our Samba Bands also performed at over 17 events in Cumbria, including Kendal Calling. Our activities have benefitted the community by - Providing high-quality low-cost creative and wellbeing activities for communities who may otherwise be unable to access such provision, especially young people, vulnerable people and those who live rurally, enabling people in Eden to live culturally rich lives. - Providing entertainment at community events - Providing a safe space for people to socialise and create intergenerationally, enhancing community cohesion and relationships between age groups and those with different backgrounds. - Encouraging learning and personal development - Providing a safe environment for creative experimentation, especially for those who are vulnerable (e.g. through health, migrant status, neurodiversity etc) - Providing a toolkit of creative activities and methods to improve mental health and enhance wellbeing - Providing freelance work in the creative arts for local people, including paid work experience and training for young people.
BlueJam Arts CIC’s stakeholders are the people who attend activities at BlueJam and/or who are part of regular groups (our participants). BlueJam is a participant-led organisation and all projects and activities are developed based on our participant’s wants and needs, which they tell us in regular informal conversations, via formal project evaluation for funders and sometimes requests via email or social media, which we monitor for trends. BlueJam is very well connected to the local community, as we have been operating for over 20 years. The majority of our Directors either live or have strong connections locally. We have a great digital presence (our website, monthly newsletter and social media) where our participants can find out about and give feedback and reviews about our offerings and we also display posters locally alongside working with other local organisations, such as the NHS Mental Health team. New participants have ample ways of finding out about BlueJam’s work and are always welcomed into the space.
No remuneration was received
No transfer of assets other than for full consideration
This report was approved by the board of directors on
1 April 2025
And signed on behalf of the board by:
Name: Douglas Carter Hawkins
Status: Director