ST HUGH'S FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS

Registered charity 1003333 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE ST HUGH'S FOUNDATION

St Hugh's encourages arts research and development by enabling applicants from Lincolnshire, East Yorkshire and the City of Hull to make their own impact regionally or nationally through new work in any of the art forms. With limited resources, it has a distinguished record of supporting innovative development projects that have made an impact in and far beyond the region of benefit.

Objects

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS.

Area of benefit: EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE NORTH AND NORTH EAST LINCOLNSHIRE COUNTY AND CITY OF KINGSTON UPON HULL, LINCOLNSHIRE, NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Lincoln, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£27k
Latest spending
£27k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £68,214, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of a maximum of £35,000. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £121 for the year, driven by investment gains offsetting charitable expenditure, and maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income (100% of income)
“Income is generated from the investment portfolio” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately two year's income, to a maximum of £35,000 (held: £68k)
“the Trustees consider it prudent to maintain general reserves equivalent to approximately two year's income, to a maximum of £35,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City · Lincolnshire · North East Lincolnshire · North Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£27k£27k
31/03/2024£25k£19k
31/03/2023£24k£23k
31/03/2022£19k£14k
31/03/2021£21k£27k

Common questions

Is ST HUGH'S FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £68,214, which is in excess of the trustees' stated policy target of a maximum of £35,000. The charity reported a net decrease in total funds of £121 for the year, driven by investment gains offsetting charitable expenditure, and maintains adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ST HUGH'S FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS£27k—0above—no doubt
ARTLINK CENTRE FOR COMMUNITY ARTS FY2025£233k—0below—noted
BACK TO OURS ARTS LIMITED FY2025£589k—0unclear—no doubt
HARLOW ART TRUST FY2025£490k—0unclear—no doubt
STUART HALL FOUNDATION FY2026£228k——unclear—no doubt
LICHFIELD ARTS FY2025£242k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.