Registered charity · Birmingham
The Newtown Cultural Project Limited
The Newtown Cultural Project Limited is a registered charity (number 1042218) based in Birmingham, governed by 11 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
Also known as The Drum (Charity Commission)
- 11 trustees
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Who leads it
- Andrew Peter DonaldsonTrustee · since 2014
- Canon Sharon PalmerTrustee · since 2013
- Councillor Paulette HamiltonTrustee
- Dr Upkar Singh Pardesi OBETrustee
- Joel Loyd Graham-BlakeTrustee · since 2013
- Khembe ClarkeTrustee · since 2014
- Leslie FaircloughTrustee · since 2014
- Professor Michael DurmanTrustee
- Rita Helen McleanTrustee · since 2013
- Shaun CopeTrustee
- Sukhi SainiTrustee · since 2013
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Birmingham City
- Website
- www.the-drum.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024--
- 2023--
Earlier years
- 2022--
- 2021--
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2015: Government contracts 0% · Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF AND TO PROMOTE THE ARTS AND PARTICULARLY THE ARTS OF AFRICAN, CARIBBEAN AND ASIAN COMMUNITIES AND CULTURES IN THE UK AND ABROAD (B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE FIELDS OF ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTS AND TECHNICAL, CREATIVE AND ASSOCIATED SKILLS RELATING TO THE ARTS
Grants received
2 grants · £53,294 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £44,400
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £8,894
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Andrew Peter Donaldson since 2014
- Canon Sharon Palmer since 2013
- Councillor Paulette Hamilton
- Dr Upkar Singh Pardesi OBE
- Joel Loyd Graham-Blake since 2013
- Khembe Clarke since 2014
- Leslie Fairclough since 2014
- Professor Michael Durman
- Rita Helen Mclean since 2013
- Shaun Cope
- Sukhi Saini since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Peter Donaldson since 2014
- Canon Sharon Palmer since 2013
- Joel Loyd Graham-Blake since 2013
- Khembe Clarke since 2014
- Leslie Fairclough since 2014
- Rita Helen Mclean since 2013
- Sukhi Saini since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Andrew Peter Donaldson since 2014
- Councillor Paulette Hamilton
- Dr Upkar Singh Pardesi OBE
- Joel Loyd Graham-Blake since 2013
- Khembe Clarke since 2014
- Professor Michael Durman
- Rita Helen Mclean since 2013
- Shaun Cope
- Sukhi Saini since 2013
Portfolio (2)
- Canon Sharon Palmer since 2013
- Leslie Fairclough since 2014
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1042218
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 16 AUGUST 1994 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 NOVEMBER 1994 AND 18 AUGUST 2004
- Contact on the register
- 01213332400
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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