SOLA ARTS

Charity number: 1128459
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

SOLA ARTS works to bring communities together through the arts and the alleviation of poverty. We have a specialist focus of working with refugees and asylum seekers and people from the BRM communities however, our activities work with all people of all backgrounds including people with disabilities, the elderly for example. We use the arts and Art Therapy as tools for empowering and enabling.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 March 2024

Total income: £358,397
Total expenditure: £267,183

Total income includes £34,432 from 6 government contract(s) and £8,000 from 2 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

16 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

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Liverpool City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 06 March 2009: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
06655438 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • 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
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ADELE SPIERS Chair 01 February 2004
None on record
Hyatt Murshid Trustee 07 September 2023
DINGLE MULTI AGENCY CENTRE LIMITED
Received: On time
Noel Urbain Barikumwe Trustee 06 April 2023
None on record
NESRIN YOUSEF Trustee 16 September 2019
None on record
LEE OMAR Trustee 25 June 2012
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2020 29/03/2021 29/03/2022 29/03/2023 29/03/2024
Total gross income £107.74k £218.83k £195.64k £190.94k £358.40k
Total expenditure £89.89k £159.57k £206.11k £228.83k £267.18k
Income from government contracts £2.93k £26.03k £5.66k £13.42k £34.43k
Income from government grants £11.87k £18.17k N/A £6.94k £8.00k

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 29 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 March 2024 20 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 March 2023 19 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 March 2022 19 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 March 2022 19 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 29 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 29 March 2021 21 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2020 29 April 2021 89 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2020 29 April 2021 89 days late 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 19 JULY 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 13 FEBRUARY 2009

Charitable objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF ARTS PROJECTS. 2. THE RELIEF OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BECOME DISPLACED PERSONS OR REFUGEES FROM THE COUNTRIES OF THEIR ORIGIN OR DOMICILE BY REASONS OF HOSTILITIES, PERSECUTION, OPPRESSION, DISCRIMINATION, NATURAL DISTRESS OR OTHER LIKE CAUSES, AND THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDANTS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OR NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS. 3. ANY OTHER PURPOSES CHARITABLE BY LAW FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY

Area of benefit

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

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

Contact information

Address:
ROOM 19
Sola Arts
Toxteth Town Hall
15 High Park Street
LIVERPOOL
L8 8DX
Phone:
01517268440
Email:
info@solaarts.org
Website:

www.solaarts.org Open in new window