FIRST ART

Charity Number: 1193429
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The advancement of the arts for the public benefit in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire primarily, and the Midlands region, nationally and internationally in the forms of collaborative arts, contemporary visual arts, performance, music, drama, poetry, craft, media arts and all other associated arts of the highest quality and calibre

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £276,006
Total expenditure: £303,970

Total income includes £11,175 from 1 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(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:
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Derbyshire
  • Nottinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 February 2021: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not 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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANTHONY TRAFFORD Chair 05 February 2021
STAINSBY FOLK GROUP
Received: 130 days late
Mohammed Ismail Hossen Khokon Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
Margaret Anguish Trustee 27 November 2024
None on record
ELIZABETH BARRETT Trustee 05 February 2021
None on record
SUSHRI WELLS Trustee 05 February 2021
ASIAN ASSOCIATION OF CHESTERFIELD & NORTH DERBYSHIRE
Received: On time
LINKS: THE CHESTERFIELD AND NORTH EAST DERBYSHIRE COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY SERVICE AND ACTION LIMITED
Received: On time
Phillip Hargreaves Trustee 05 February 2021
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £426.60k £253.31k £276.01k
Total expenditure £414.26k £212.87k £303.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £355.52k £237.50k £11.18k

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 24 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 24 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 31 January 2024 On Time 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
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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 05 Feb 2021

Charitable objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE PRIMARILY, AND THE MIDLANDS REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE FORMS OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS, CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY, CRAFT, MEDIA ARTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND CALIBRE BY: (A) ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE ART FORMS BY THE PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS, WORKSHOPS, COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS; (B) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY COHESION, WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH THE COMMISSIONING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECTS ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PLACE, COMMUNITY AND EQUALITY AND INCLUSION; AND (C) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES IN THEIR LOCALITIES TO BE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED TO PRODUCE, SHAPE AND DELIVER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ENTERPRISES.

Contact information

Address:
Unit 55
Four Seasons Shopping Centre
Mansfield
NG18 1SU
Phone:
01909720378
Email:
info@firstart.org.uk
Website:

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