ABSOLUTELY CULTURED LIMITED

Charity number: 1162199
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Absolutely Cultured is an arts organisation delivering a visual arts programme & curating of exhibitions, performance & events. With a strong public engagement programme having a positive impact on the city and a talent development & learning programme which gives access to cultural education & career opportunities in the arts.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £488,336
Total expenditure: £785,183

Total income includes £200,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

8 Trustee(s)

437 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 Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Kingston Upon Hull City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 June 2015: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • HULL2017 (Working name)
  • HULL UK CITY OF CULTURE 2017 LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
09106231 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
  • 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
  • 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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Qaisar Mahmood Chair 28 June 2024
None on record
Councillor Robert James Louis Pritchard Trustee 27 February 2025
HUMBER ALL NATIONS ALLIANCE LIMITED
Received: On time
April Samantha Daniel Trustee 07 March 2024
None on record
Philip John White Trustee 07 March 2024
None on record
Kerry Smith Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Kate Genever Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Richard Lewis Trustee 23 September 2019
None on record
BENEDICT PETER NORMAN Trustee 17 July 2018
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 £2.21m £777.25k £910.78k £549.17k £488.34k
Total expenditure £2.25m £943.51k £1.16m £994.55k £785.18k
Income from government contracts N/A £251.00k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £5.00k N/A £622.01k £295.00k £200.00k
Income - Donations and legacies £46.13k £374.12k £810.71k £29.22k N/A
Income - Other trading activities £389.40k £251.00k £9.16k £47.25k N/A
Income - Charitable activities £1.67m £0 £0 £387.49k N/A
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment £6.04k £1.72k £187 £5.49k N/A
Income - Other £95.02k £150.42k £90.72k £79.72k N/A
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.25m £943.51k £940.47k £874.88k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £81.66k £119.67k N/A
Expenditure - Governance £89.98k £25.16k £19.17k £16.67k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £139.41k £0 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 23 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 26 October 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 26 October 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 25 November 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 17 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 17 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 INCORPORATED 27 JUN 2014 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 MAY 2018 as amended on 06 Dec 2024

Charitable objects

The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following: (1) To advance the education of the general public in the arts and the artistic and cultural heritage of the City of Hull and the Humber Region including the East Riding of Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire and in particular the arts of performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and all other associated arts; (2) To advance the arts in particular the arts of performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and all other associated arts, by encouraging public participation in the said arts and by the presentation of concert, performances, exhibitions and festivals provided that the promotion of such festivals and events is undertaken solely for the Public Benefit; (3) To promote the arts and heritage for the benefit of the public within the City of Hull in particular but not exclusively by supporting and representing the arts and heritage sector through promotion representation and development (4) To further such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community consistent with objects (1) (2) and (3) above as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine.

Area of benefit

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

WITHIN THE CITY OF HULL

Contact information

Address:
64 Humber Street
HULL
HU1 1TU
Phone:
01482 692285
Email:
info@absolutelycultured.co.uk
Website:

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