THE ARTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1000001 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Arts Foundation supports individual artists and creatives in the UK with unconditional financial fellowships of £20,000 through the Arts Foundation Futures Awards. Since 1993, it has awarded over £2 million to the most promising artists in the UK at a pivotal moment in their careers to enable them to concentrate on their creative development, experiment, and realise their artistic potential.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing resource of £171,332 for the year, reducing total unrestricted funds to £798,300. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern based on current financial performance and future forecasts, despite the significant decrease in investment portfolio value.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The David Collins Foundation — “Current and recent supporters of our awards fellowship programme include: The David Collins Foundation, set up in honour of the founder of t…” (source page)
• PRS Foundation — “PRS Foundation; The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund set up to honour the brilliant theatre, ballet and opera designer; and the Yoma Sasburg Es…” (source page)
• The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund — “PRS Foundation; The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund set up to honour the brilliant theatre, ballet and opera designer; and the Yoma Sasburg Es…” (source page)
• The Yoma Sasburg Estate — “PRS Foundation; The Maria Björnson Memorial Fund set up to honour the brilliant theatre, ballet and opera designer; and the Yoma Sasburg Es…” (source page)
• Old Possum Trust — “Recent and Past Friends: Antony Gormley; Tracey Emin CBE; Dorothy Bradburn; Grace Yu; Nancy Senior; Nona Ann White; Old Possum Trust; Po Shi…” (source page)
• Po Shing Woo Charitable Foundation — “Recent and Past Friends: Antony Gormley; Tracey Emin CBE; Dorothy Bradburn; Grace Yu; Nancy Senior; Nona Ann White; Old Possum Trust; Po Shi…” (source page)
• Stephen Spender Memorial Trust — “Recent and Past Friends: Antony Gormley; Tracey Emin CBE; Dorothy Bradburn; Grace Yu; Nancy Senior; Nona Ann White; Old Possum Trust; Po Shi…” (source page)
• The Cloth Workers’ Company — “The Cloth Workers’ Company, supported the Materials Innovation Award between 2014-2021 and a Designer-Makers Award in 2019.” (source page)
• Lionel Bart Foundation — “Lionel Bart Foundation supported a Theatre Award between 2012 and 2016, focusing on: Theatre for Children, Video and Digital for Theatre, Pl…” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Saadi Soudavarchair
• Andrew Stuart Comben
• Edward John Hodgkinson
• Frith Zelda Kerr
• John Booth · trustee of 4 other charities
• Kuei-Chuan Dennis Chang
• Kulwinder Kaur Thiarai
• Lisa Monika Parrinder
• Ssegawa-Ssekintu Kiwanuka · trustee of 2 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.