ARTS FOR LIFE PROJECT (UK)

Charity number: 1182882
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Arts for Life Project is a charity supporting young people and their families' emotional health and wellbeing through the therapeutic value of the creative arts. Our projects focus on individuals with complex hidden needs that push them to the margins of society and the community support structure around them to make impactful change in their everyday lives.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £275,243
Total expenditure: £225,097

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

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 April 2019: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • ARTS FOR LIFE PROJECT - COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY (Previous name)
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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PENNY ANN ERICSON Chair 15 November 2018
None on record
Jonathan Grosskopf Trustee 20 June 2024
None on record
John Hooper Cadman Trustee 08 October 2023
None on record
Jeffrey Rollason Trustee 19 July 2023
None on record
EMMA ST QUINTIN MATTHEWS Trustee 01 October 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £122.00k £219.52k £280.27k £283.36k £275.24k
Total expenditure £118.00k £183.11k £203.77k £214.38k £225.10k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A £38.00k 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 March 2025 13 December 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 13 December 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 23 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 28 February 2024 28 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 28 February 2024 28 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 31 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 18 May 2022 107 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 18 May 2022 107 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Apr 2019 as amended on 23 Jan 2021

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: THE RELIEF OF NEED OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 6 – 25YRS OLD, INCLUDING FAMILIES, CARERS AND THEIR SUPPORTIVE NETWORK LIVING IN GREATER LONDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT SERVICES THROUGH USING THE INTEGRATIVE ARTS IN THERAPY AND EDUCATION.

Contact information

Address:
Forge House
Forge Lane
Northwood
Phone:
01923 841658
Email:
enquiries@artsforlifeproject.org
Website:

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