BATH ARTS WORKSHOP LIMITED

Charity number: 266038
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote, encourage and increase the appreciation and understanding by the public of the arts generally including dramatic art, visual art, musical art and literary art. To promote education in all sections of the community in the cultural and creative arts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £388,636
Total expenditure: £397,016

Total income includes £164,021 from 1 government contract(s) and £4,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

5 Volunteer(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:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 July 1973: Standard registration
  • 07 February 2025: Funds received from 1075812 CREATIVITY WORKS FOR EVERYONE
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY (Working name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
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 handling
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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 owns and/or leases 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Jane Warren Trustee 04 November 2025
None on record
Alison Patricia Sian Born Trustee 08 February 2023
THE THEATRE ROYAL BATH LIMITED
Received: On time
James Thomas Walters Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record
Jacqueline Herring Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record
John Andrew Whittle Butterworth Trustee 07 February 2023
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £134.07k £356.35k £418.98k £388.27k £388.64k
Total expenditure £179.28k £321.17k £425.97k £400.60k £397.02k
Income from government contracts £54.91k £126.34k £139.29k £145.82k £164.02k
Income from government grants £47.74k £70.93k N/A N/A £4.00k

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 2025 27 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 27 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17TH MAY 1973 as amended on 03 Dec 2018 as amended on 22 Nov 2023

Charitable objects

1. TO PROMOTE, ENCOURAGE AND INCREASE THE APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING BY THE PUBLIC OF THE ARTS GENERALLY INCLUDING DRAMATIC ART VISUAL ART MUSICAL ART AND LITERARY ART. 2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS. 3. TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND FOR THOSE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTISE BATH

Contact information

Address:
Widcombe Institute
Widcombe Hill
Bath
Phone:
01225469131
Email:
hello@naturaltheatre.co.uk
Website:

www.naturaltheatre.co.uk Open in new window