THE SOCIETY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARTISTS FUND - BENEVOLENT FUND

Charity number: 270585
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Artists Futures Fund supports artists in need, namely those experiencing economic, societal, or physical or mental health issues.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2024

Total income: £109,400
Total expenditure: £136,734

People

7 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 April 1977: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • ARTISTS FUTURES FUND (Working name)
  • ARTISTS BENEVOLENT FUND (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
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Lisa Gee Chair 28 October 2011
PAPPLEWICK PUMPING STATION TRUST
Received: On time
Aurelia Maria Kassatly Trustee 07 June 2024
None on record
Michael Wormack Trustee 07 June 2024
None on record
MARLENE JOHNSON Trustee 20 May 2022
THAMES EXPLORER TRUST
Received: On time
Duncan Hooson Trustee 30 October 2019
None on record
MATTHEW COLLINS Trustee 07 June 2018
None on record
Barney Hare Duke Trustee 21 October 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/10/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023 31/10/2024
Total gross income £27.89k £40.80k £23.85k £894.45k £109.40k
Total expenditure £179.65k £164.60k £88.34k £48.07k £136.73k
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
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A £877.19k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A £17.26k N/A
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A £860.25k N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A £48.07k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A £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 October 2024 13 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2024 13 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2023 02 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 02 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 26 June 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 Not Required
Annual return 31 October 2021 24 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 24 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2020 13 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2020 13 June 2021 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.

ROYAL CHARTER DATED 2ND AUGUST 1827, SUPPLEMENTAL CHARTERS DATED 1926 AND 13TH OCTOBER 2004, SCHEME DATED 1ST FEBRUARY 2005 AND BYE-LAWS AS AMENDED 22ND JUNE 1993 AND 11TH APRIL 2000 AS AMENDED ON 23 AUG 2023 as amended on 07 Jun 2024

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF IN NEED OF ARTISTS, THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND ORPHANS, INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE NEEDS ARISE BY HAVING A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED

Contact information

Address:
Artists Futures Fund
PO Box 1033
ALTRINCHAM
WA15 9WR
Phone:
07950111012
Email:
info@artistsfuturesfund.org
Website:

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