TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST
Registered charity 1003113 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TURTLE KEY ARTS
The advancement of public education in the dramatic and visual arts with the object of improving the conditions of life for those persons who have need of such provision by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disablement, poverty or social and economic circumstances.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £37,700 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £508,259. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves to cover at least ten weeks of core operating costs, a policy they review annually. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Charitable donations (61% of income)
“CHARITABLE DONATIONS 61%”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: ten weeks of core operating costs (held: £193k)
“The target level of unrestricted reserves is reviewed annually and is set to cover at least ten weeks of core operating costs, including staff, premises, and essential services.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Turtle Key Productions Limited
“The charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, Turtle Key Productions Limited, which is incorporated in the UK. The subsidiary creates theatre productions.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Turtle Key Arts (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (68% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £37,700 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £508,259. The trustees maintain unrestricted reserves to cover at least ten weeks of core operating costs, a policy they review annually. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TURTLE KEY ARTS CENTRE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE HEADLEY TRUST, SCOULOUDI FOUNDATION, DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY, JOSEPH LEVY FOUNDATION.
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