UCAN PRODUCTIONS

Registered charity 1201369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity runs a wide variety of creative workshops, which are aimed at improving both physical and vocal confidence and the overall well-being of its participants. Workshop themes include drama, sound technology and music. UCAN runs Maggie's Club for vision impaired children and young people with additional needs, delivers Arts Awards and supports the vision impaired sector in Wales and beyond.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £100,403, exceeding the charity's stated policy target of £80,000. The charity reported a net income of £16,198 for the year, with total income of £160,297 against expenditure of £144,099. The trustees confirmed that funding continued to be received for the charity's main activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — UCAN Productions (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Welsh Government — “Thanks to new funding from the Welsh Government’s Equalities and Inclusion Grant, we’re launching a brand new creative group for blind and p…” (source page)
• BBC Children in Need — “BBC Children in Need Peer to Peer Groups project provides drama and music activities for vision impaired children and young people under t…” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “National Lottery Community Fund The UCAN Network Project offers a wide range of creative activities to vision impaired adults and young …” (source page)
• National Lottery Heritage Fund — “National Lottery Heritage Fund In 2024, UCAN were thrilled to receive a grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for an exciting proj…” (source page)
• Erasmus+ — “Erasmus + Project, British Council Theatre as an Inclusive Practice 2021 to 2023 The TIP (theatre as inclusive practice) project is an …” (source page)
• British Council — “Erasmus + Project, British Council Theatre as an Inclusive Practice 2021 to 2023 The TIP (theatre as inclusive practice) project is an …” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Professor Alyson Mary Reeschair
• Dorian James Brunt
• Dr Bablin Molik
• Dr Joy Margaret Woodhouse
• Jayne Worsey
• Jennnifer Blackmore
• John Sanders · trustee of 2 other charities
• Lloyd Coleman
• OWEN JAMES WILLIAMS · trustee of 1 other charity
• Sara McKay

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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