ARTSOCIAL FOUNDATION

Charity number: 1163100
Regulatory alert
Charity reporting is up to date (75 days late)

Charity overview

Regulatory alerts

  • Notice of dissolution on application of the CIO (see details)
    The Commission intends to dissolve this CIO after three months from the date of this notice unless cause is shown to the contrary. Representations must be made to the Commission within three months. Email your representation to CIOnotices@charitycommission.gov.uk
    Quote the charity number and head the email 'CIO dissolution representation'.
    Notice dated: 18 March 2025

Activities - how the charity spends its money

ArtSocial Foundation is on a mission to use art and arts therapies to transform the lives of disadvantaged and vulnerable children and young people with special needs, life-limiting health conditions or psychological trauma. The Foundation fulfils its mission by providing grants to charities in the UK and Russia that deliver impactful and sustainable programmes.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 29 February 2024

Total income: £28
Total expenditure: £524

People

6 Trustee(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
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
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales
  • Azerbaijan
  • Kazakhstan
  • Russia
  • Ukraine
  • Uzbekistan

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 August 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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
ALINA USPENSKAYA Chair 12 August 2015
None on record
Jacqueline Norah Hall Trustee 27 March 2021
None on record
Areta Nykolia Hryschuk Trustee 25 March 2021
None on record
Lali Margania Trustee 19 March 2019
None on record
ANNA SIAKOTOS Trustee 12 August 2015
None on record
ALINA DAVEY Trustee 12 August 2015
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2019 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 28/02/2023 29/02/2024
Total gross income £97.53k £157.19k £68.00k £20.45k £28
Total expenditure £75.76k £92.60k £96.00k £102.14k £524
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 29 February 2024 14 March 2025 75 days late
Accounts and TAR 29 February 2024 14 March 2025 75 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 28 February 2023 28 February 2024 62 days late
Accounts and TAR 28 February 2023 28 February 2024 62 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 27 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2020 28 May 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 28 May 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2019 28 May 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2019 28 May 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 12 Aug 2015

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD (SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN RUSSIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES, AND THE UNITED KINGDOM) IN THE SUBJECT OF ART AND CULTURE BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT TO ART AND CULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROJECTS AND EXHIBITIONS; B) TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BECAUSE OF YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL AND OTHER SUPPORT; C) TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE IN RUSSIA, THE COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES, THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD ESPECIALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPABILITIES SO THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY; AND D) TO ADVANCE SUCH PURPOSES AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES WITHIN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION.

Area of benefit

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

NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
LCLB SUITE 1756
GROUND FLOOR
95 MORTIMER STREET
LONDON
W1W 7GB
Phone:
07599714773
Email:
info@artsocial.uk
Website:

artsocial.uk/foundation