THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND
Registered charity 1036733 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTS COUNCIL ENGLAND · listed website unreachable when last crawled
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity received £1,234 million in Grant-in-Aid and £254 million from the National Lottery Distribution Fund for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity has a surplus of £2.8 million and maintains sufficient liquid resources to cover projected payments, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Comptroller and Auditor General (Gareth Davies).
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 2.7 months; benchmarks).
Trustees
- SIR NICHOLAS ANDREW SEROTAchair
- Abigail Pogson
- Andrew Lovett OBE
- Annabel Turpin
- David Bryan CBE
- Deborah Shaw
- Grace Chan · trustee of 1 other charity
- HELEN JUDITH BIRCHENOUGH
- Jo Verrent MBE
- Jon Gilchrist
- Jonathan Douglas CBE
- Pawlet Brookes MBE
- Phil Stokes
- Sally Shaw MBE
- William Bush · trustee of 1 other charity
- YolanDa Brown OBE DL · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND financially healthy?
The accounts state that the charity received £1,234 million in Grant-in-Aid and £254 million from the National Lottery Distribution Fund for the year ended 31 March 2025. Per the trustees' report, the charity has a surplus of £2.8 million and maintains sufficient liquid resources to cover projected payments, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Comptroller and Auditor General (Gareth Davies).
Who funds THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND as a grant recipient include THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED, DEVELOPMENTS IN LITERACY UK (UK), ST ANDREWS WITH CASTLE GATE NOTTINGHAM UNITED REFORMED CHURCH CHARITY.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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