WESTMINSTER ARTS

Registered charity 1025755 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CITY OF WESTMINSTER ARTS COUNCIL

Westminster Arts is a community based charity established to promote social inclusion through the development and delivery of specialist arts programmes and activities. We work primarily with communities in the central London area, with a particular focus on supporting the needs of older people living with dementia and other mental health issues.

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Latest income
£200k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £99,530, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £60,000 (equivalent to four months' running costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,606 for the year, having benefited from unrestricted funds raised in previous years, though it faces risks regarding the continuity of funding from the North West London Integrated Care Board.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: four months' running costs, equating to £60,000 (held: £100k)
“The Board aims to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to four months' running costs, equating to £60,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£200k£179k
31/03/2024£133k£165k
31/03/2023£72k£125k
31/03/2022£73k£55k
31/03/2021£172k£67k

Common questions

Is WESTMINSTER ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves were £99,530, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £60,000 (equivalent to four months' running costs). The charity reported a net income surplus of £21,606 for the year, having benefited from unrestricted funds raised in previous years, though it faces risks regarding the continuity of funding from the North West London Integrated Care Board. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds WESTMINSTER ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WESTMINSTER ARTS as a grant recipient include THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£24kOlder People & Housing Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£24kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2023£10kSinging with Friends Choir
The Mercers' Company29/11/2023£74kGrant to Westminster Arts
Postcode Lottery27/09/2022£24kCreative Space
City Bridge Foundation09/01/2014£72kGrant to Westminster Arts
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2004£2kAlzheimer Awareness Arts Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WESTMINSTER ARTS£200k—0unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAU SERVICE FY2025£1.7m—0below—no doubt
THE WESTMINSTER FOUNDATION FY2025£5.0m——unclear—no doubt
WESTMINSTER AMALGAMATED CHARITY FY2024£260k—0unclear—no doubt
AGE UK WESTMINSTER FY2025£870k—0within—no doubt
WESTMINSTER FUND FY2025£23.8m—0unclear—no doubt

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