THE AFRICAN ARTS TRUST

Charity number: 1141553
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Trust supports a wide range of projects with an emphasis on grass roots organisations that support professional practicing artists trying to make a livelihood in the visual arts. The Trust's grant making is concentrated geographically on Eastern and Southern Africa -including the following countries; Ethiopia, Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Botswana.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £69,611
Total expenditure: £184,133

People

3 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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Where the charity operates:
  • City Of Westminster
  • Kensington And Chelsea
  • Belgium
  • Botswana
  • Egypt
  • Kenya
  • Mozambique
  • Nigeria
  • Senegal
  • South Africa
  • Uganda
  • Zambia
  • Zimbabwe

Governance

Registration history:
  • 21 April 2011: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07495544 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints 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
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ROBERT HAROLD FERRERS DEVEREUX Chair 21 April 2011
WORKPLACE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
ROBIN GEORGE WOODHEAD Trustee 23 May 2011
David Rattray Foundation
Received: On time
HAMISH RICHARD JOHN DEWAR Trustee 21 April 2011
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £40.77k £13.24k £52.16k £666.50k £69.61k
Total expenditure £56.20k £11.84k £52.59k £84.58k £184.13k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £666.50k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £84.04k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £541 N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £3.52k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £79.10k N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 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 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 30 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 19 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 31 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 31 March 2020 10 December 2021 313 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 10 December 2021 313 days late 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 17/01/2011

Charitable objects

OBJECT 1 - THE ADVANCEMENT OF AFRICAN ARTS IN ALL THEIR VARIOUS VISUAL FORMS AND MEDIA OBJECT 2 - ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION INCLUDING THE APPRECIATION OF AFRICAN ARTS OBJECT 3 - THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY OBJECT 4 - ANY OTHER LAWFUL PURPOSE UNDER THE CHARITIES ACT 2006 AND ANY AMENDMENT THEREOF

Contact information

Address:
Lower Farm
Up Marden
CHICHESTER
West Sussex
PO18 9LA
Phone:
07768270416
Email:
art@rnfli.com
Website:

www.theafricanartstrust.org Open in new window