THE SCOPS ARTS TRUST

Charity number: 1186893
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Scops Arts Trust aims to give people of all ages across the UK a better quality of life by enabling them to understand, participate in and enjoy the arts, particularly music, drama, opera and dance. In furtherance of this aim the Trust makes grants to charities and other community organisations which promote and/or stimulate the public's interest in these areas.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £480,704
Total expenditure: £327,166

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • Switzerland

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 December 2019: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
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
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Christopher Arnold Chair 11 February 2019
None on record
Justin James Peter Kitson Trustee 04 July 2022
FINDING RHYTHMS
Received: On time
Sarah Louise Cowper Trustee 11 February 2019
None on record
Sophie Fuller Trustee 11 February 2019
None on record
NICHOLAS SALISBURY Trustee 11 February 2019
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL'S, ST ALBANS
Received: On time
ST PAUL'S CHURCH TRUST
Received: On time
Barbara Arnold Trustee 11 February 2019
THE HAROLD HYAM WINGATE FOUNDATION
Received: On time
THE FIDELIO CHARITABLE TRUST
Received: On time

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 £12.24m £727.40k £263.72k £270.80k £480.70k
Total expenditure £760.18k £718.95k £785.81k £583.54k £327.17k
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 £12.15m £500.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Charitable activities £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Investment £96.90k £227.40k N/A N/A N/A
Income - Other £0 £0 N/A N/A N/A
Income - Legacies £12.15m £500.00k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £737.50k £631.67k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £22.68k £87.28k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Governance £6.88k £7.41k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £694.00k £607.57k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £15.94k £87.28k N/A N/A N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 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 20 May 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 20 May 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 18 June 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023

(These accounts
have been qualified)

18 June 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 27 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 27 June 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 July 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 14 July 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 14 July 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.

TRUST DEED DATED 20 MAR 2019

Charitable objects

TO ENHANCE PUBLIC ACCESS TO, EDUCATION ABOUT, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE PERFORMING ARTS AND SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

Contact information

Address:
61 DUBLIN STREET
EDINBURGH
EH3 6NL
Phone:
07549764667
Email:
info@scopsartstrust.org.uk
Website:

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