ZINC ARTS
Zinc Arts delivers Arts and education projects with disabled people and socially excluded groups and also provides a wide range of social and recreational activities for the local and wider community.Chipping Ongar and surrounding parishes, Essex and throughout England and Wales
Objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR DISABLED AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts or the keeping of accounting records.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Dr Daryn Hufton-Reeschair
- Jamie Macloed
- Victoria Kaye
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £492k | £520k |
| 31/03/2024 | £372k | £421k |
| 31/03/2023 | £344k | £358k |
| 31/03/2022 | £271k | £296k |
| 31/03/2021 | £388k | £278k |
Common questions
Is ZINC ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause concern regarding the preparation of the accounts or the keeping of accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport England | 06/05/2025 | £14k | Accommodating Sports |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/03/2011 | £7k | Creative Outdoor Learning Space |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/11/2006 | £10k | The Business |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 16/05/2006 | £50k | "Disability History Project" |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE DULVERTON TRUST | 1 | £88k |
| DERBYSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £32k |
| THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £24k |
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | 1 | £20k |
| THE BERNICIA FOUNDATION | 1 | £10k |
| THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £9k |
| W F SOUTHALL TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- WESTMINSTER ARTS
- THE ZINK PROJECT CIO
- MINERVA ARTS & WELLBEING
- ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD
- Equal Arts Ltd.
- ARTS IN THE YARD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZINC ARTS | £492k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WESTMINSTER ARTS | £200k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE ZINK PROJECT CIO | £561k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| MINERVA ARTS & WELLBEING | £171k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD | £99k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Equal Arts Ltd. | £454k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |