THE ARTS FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1000001
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Arts Foundation supports individual artists and creatives in the UK with unconditional financial fellowships of £20,000 through the Arts Foundation Futures Awards. Since 1993, it has awarded over £2 million to the most promising artists in the UK at a pivotal moment in their careers to enable them to concentrate on their creative development, experiment, and realise their artistic potential.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £109,172
Total expenditure: £188,575

People

9 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 02 August 1990: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • 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
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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Saadi Soudavar Chair 31 October 2022
None on record
Andrew Stuart Comben Trustee 09 June 2020
None on record
Kulwinder Kaur Thiarai Trustee 12 March 2020
None on record
Kuei-Chuan Dennis Chang Trustee 12 March 2020
None on record
John Booth Trustee 24 May 2018
THE PROJECT FOR MODERN DEMOCRACY
Received: On time
THE BARKSHIRE CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time
Lisa Monika Parrinder Trustee 24 January 2018
None on record
Frith Zelda Kerr Trustee 07 June 2016
None on record
VIRGINIA HODGE Trustee 11 July 2013
None on record
JAN DALLEY Trustee 11 July 2013
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £91.13k £204.08k £47.96k £351.81k £109.17k
Total expenditure £131.93k £138.28k £133.12k £194.75k £188.58k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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 2024 26 May 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 26 May 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 03 May 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 03 May 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 06 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 06 June 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 28 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 23 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 23 March 2021 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 16 JUL 1990 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 04 MAY 1995 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 05 DEC 2020 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 13 OCT 2004 as amended on 09 Sept 2008

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING TO SUPPORT ARTISTIC PROJECTS OF AN INNOVATIVE OR EXPERIMENTAL NATURE OR BY YOUNG PEOPLE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
The Arts Foundation
c/o Adding Value Accountants
Studio 6
The Bluecoat
School Lane
LIVERPOO
Phone:
07969029656
Email:
info@artsfoundation.co.uk
Website:

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