BLACK SWAN ARTS LTD

Charity number: 292463
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Exhibitions and promotion of the Arts Educational Workshops, talks and outreach work Preservation of the property, formerly the Black Swan Inn

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £176,997
Total expenditure: £197,046

People

4 Trustee(s)

25 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

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

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the 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
Where the charity operates:
  • Somerset

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 September 1985: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BLACK SWAN ARTS (Working name)
  • BLACK SWAN ARTS LTD (Previous name)
  • BLACK SWAN ARTS LTD (Previous name)
  • THE BLACK SWAN GUILD LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE BLACK SWAN GUILD LIMITED (Previous name)
  • THE BLACK SWAN GUILD LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01944551 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lesley Little Trustee 05 August 2024
None on record
Roger Arthur Frank Whitewick Trustee 05 July 2022
None on record
Ian Edward Fooks Trustee 09 May 2022
None on record
Alexander Paul Webb Trustee 21 March 2022
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 £94.04k £114.16k £128.37k £155.36k £177.00k
Total expenditure £128.46k £80.57k £141.50k £184.60k £197.05k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £26.46k £41.07k £3.00k 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 17 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 17 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 February 2024 2 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 February 2024 2 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 09 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 22 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 22 December 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4TH SEPTEMBER 1985, AS AMENDED 25 SEPTEMBER 1997 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 15 DEC 2017 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 06 JAN 2017

Charitable objects

(A) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE THE EXERCISE AND MAINTAIN THE STANDARD OF CRAFTS AND IMPROVE CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FOSTER AND INCREASE THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC THEREIN; (B) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TO FOSTER A GREATER CULTURAL AWARENESS; (C) TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE TOWN OF FROME AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD; (D) TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THE BUILDING KNOWN AS THE BLACK SWAN INN.

Area of benefit

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

FROME,AND ITS NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Black Swan Arts
Bridge Street
FROME
BA11 1BB
Phone:
01373473980
Email:
office@blackswanarts.org.uk
Website:

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