ART SHAPE LIMITED

Registered charity 1023920 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTSHARE GLOUCESTERSHIRE LIMITED

Art Shape works with individuals, communities and organisations to combat exclusion from the arts, with particular focus on working with adults facing disabling barriers such as physical disability, learning difficulties, mental health service users and survivors and those experiencing the difficulties associated with ageing.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £60,961 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £706,847 against total expenditure of £645,886. The trustees report that the organisation's turnover and core funds increased during the pandemic, citing a more sustainable future due to increased tender opportunities with commissioners such as the NHS. Free/unrestricted reserves stood at £352,645, comprising general funds of £11,276 and designated funds of £341,369.

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 Summerfield Trust — “An innovative partnership between 15 organisations in Gloucestershire and funded by The Summerfield Trust (add their logo) working together …” (source page)

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• David Finchchair
• Antonia Noble · trustee of 2 other charities
• Cathryn Marie Gilmore-Griffiths
• Dorothy Helen Whittaker
• Hannah Lyons-Tsai
• JOANNE CALAGHAN
• James Austin-Jones
• Jane Finch
• Jules Ford

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).