ART REFUGE

Charity number: 1114353
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We support people who have been displaced due to conflict, persecution and poverty, in the UK and internationally, through socially engaged art, art therapy, training, education and research. We also engage the public in issues relating to refugees, trafficked people, those seeking asylum and other displaced persons through research dissemination, exhibitions and other activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £108,167
Total expenditure: £97,124

Total income includes £10,450 from 2 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

20 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
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • Hackney
  • Kent
  • France
  • Nepal

Governance

Registration history:
  • 23 May 2006: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ART REFUGE - UK (Previous name)
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
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
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
Dr Chris Wood Chair 04 June 2016
None on record
ANNA JANE CASTLETON SIMMONS Trustee 12 March 2022
None on record
Timothy Michael Richards Trustee 12 June 2021
None on record
Polly Bagnall Trustee 26 May 2018
None on record
Kathryn Cronin Dr Trustee 25 November 2017
None on record
Dr Ravi Kohli Trustee 21 January 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £60.37k £32.46k £93.85k £70.68k £108.17k
Total expenditure £45.40k £38.52k £67.34k £87.98k £97.12k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A £6.00k £10.45k

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 2023 19 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 19 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 17 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 12 October 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 12 October 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 12 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 12 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 23 October 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 23 October 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 18/05/2006 AS AMENDED ON 04/06/2006 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 02/09/2013 AS AMENDED ON 07 DEC 2019 AS AMENDED ON 28 SEP 2019

Charitable objects

1. TO IMPROVE THE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF REFUGEES, ASYLUM SEEKERS, TRAFFICKED PEOPLE AND INTERNALLY DISPLACED PERSONS IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH SOCIALLY ENGAGED ART, ART THERAPY, TRAINING, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY, ABOUT THE ISSUES RELATING TO REFUGEES, TRAFFICKED PEOPLE, THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND OTHER DISPLACED PERSONS; THROUGH RESEARCH DISSEMINATION AND ACTIVITIES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, EXHIBITIONS.

Area of benefit

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

UK AND INTERNATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
ART REFUGE
The Coach House
2 Upper York Street
Bristol
BS2 8QN
Phone:
07865240978
Email:
info@artrefuge.org.uk
Website:

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