ARTISTS FIRST

Charity number: 1128115
Removed charity

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ARTISTS FIRST IS A GROUP OF/FOR EXPERIENCED DISABLED ARTISTS WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIES AND THOSE WHO WISH TO BECOME/DEVELOP AS ARTISTS. WE RUN WEEKLY ARTS SESSIONS. CURRENTLY WE ARE EXHIBITING WORK AT A MAJOR HOSPITAL AS PART OF ITS ARTS IN HEALTH PROGRAM. WE ARE ALSO TAKING PART IN 'PORTENTS' A LARGE PUBLIC ART INSTALLATION PRODUCING ORIGINAL ART WORK FOR 3 OF THE PROJECT 50 TENTS.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2021

Total income: £29,418
Total expenditure: £5,878

Fundraising

This charity does not raise funds from the public

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
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 February 2009: Standard registration
  • 12 September 2023: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2017 31/12/2018 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021
Total gross income £4.43k £32.89k £30.05k £5.24k £29.42k
Total expenditure £21.07k £29.12k £15.19k £7.06k £5.88k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £20.13k 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 2022 Not submitted
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 Not submitted
Annual return 31 December 2021 29 October 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 05 November 2022 5 days late
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 September 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 Not required
Annual return 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 30 October 2020 On time

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 01 DEC 2006 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 26 JAN 2009 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 DEC 2016 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 19 JAN 2017

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE VISUAL ARTS, BY THE SUPPORT OF DISABLED ARTISTS.

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL.