ST MARY'S ARTS TRUST LIMITED

Charity Number: 1144945
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

St Mary's church has functioned both as a place of worship and a community arts venue, hosting performances and exhibitions from local and international artists.With funds from Ashford Borough Council, Arts Council England and Kent CC, St Mary's Arts Trust is operating a centre of excellence for the arts where the community can come together and experience high quality performance and exhibitions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £149,019
Total expenditure: £161,983

Total income includes £77,888 from 4 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Kent

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 December 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • St Mary's Arts Trust T/A Revelation (Working name)
Company number:
07760504 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
KENNETH CHARLES BLANSHARD Chair 06 December 2011
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ASHFORD TOWN
Received: On time
Bernard Heyes Trustee 12 September 2024
None on record
Dr Timothy Guy Bushnell Trustee 16 January 2020
None on record
Roberta Spicer Trustee 14 March 2019
None on record
Lesley Linda Wraxall Trustee 29 April 2015
None on record
MARJORIE BURGE Trustee 18 October 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £160.71k £147.81k £175.91k £219.58k £149.02k
Total expenditure £111.16k £102.84k £179.97k £247.47k £161.98k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £90.13k £124.78k £91.70k £109.23k £77.89k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 19 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 11 September 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 11 September 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 13 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 13 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 20 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 18 September 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 18 September 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 SEP 2011 as amended on 12 May 2022

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE EDUCATION, PARTICULARLY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MUSIC, SINGING, LITERATURE, SCULPTURE AND PAINTING, TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR A PROGRAM OF ARTS PRIMARILY AT THE CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, ASHFORD, KENT OR OTHER SUITABLE VENUES IN ASHFORD, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS AND VISITORS TO THE BOROUGH OF ASHFORD.

Contact information

Address:
Revelation
First Floor Offices
18 North Street
Ashford
TN24 8JR
Phone:
01233663201
Email:
DEBRA@REVELATIONASHFORD.CO.UK
Website:

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