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WYSING ARTS CHARITY

Registered charity 1039555 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WYSING ARTS CENTRE

Wysing Arts Centre is a visual arts organisation that develops new ways to support artists, enabling art and ideas to reach a wide range of people in unexpected ways. We develop educational programmes for artistic experimentation, enquiry and production, supporting innovative art to be created and experienced by new audiences, including specialist programmes for young people and schools.

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Latest income
£863k
Latest spending
£743k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £119,310 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £862,516 against total resources expended of £743,206. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £424,991, which is below the stated policy target of £480,000, though the trustees maintain that the financial strategy supports the organisation's aims and objectives.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2025 1” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £425k)
“As of 31 March 2025, the level of accumulated unrestricted reserves stood at £449,535, of which £24,544 is committed on future spending, giving free reserves of £424,991.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Staffords. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Total income
£863k
Total spending
£743k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£60k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~1.0 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 (92% 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: 0.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£863k£743k
31/03/2024£717k£679k
31/03/2023£634k£693k
31/03/2022£762k£760k
31/03/2021£626k£633k

Common questions

Is WYSING ARTS CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £119,310 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £862,516 against total resources expended of £743,206. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £424,991, which is below the stated policy target of £480,000, though the trustees maintain that the financial strategy supports the organisation's aims and objectives. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Staffords.

What does the highest-paid employee of WYSING ARTS CHARITY earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds WYSING ARTS CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WYSING ARTS CHARITY as a grant recipient include THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED, JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST, THE FENTON ARTS TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2021£500kSyllabus
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£50kSyllabus
JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUSTFY2025£17k
JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUSTFY2024£17k
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£12kSyllabus
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2023£0
THE FENTON ARTS TRUSTFY2022£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government21/06/2021£15kInvestment Funds
UK government08/06/2017£465kNational Portfolio Organisations

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE LLYSDINAM TRUST1—
AKO FOUNDATION1£945k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£543k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£111k
THE FUNDING NETWORK1£85k
THE LOVINGTON FOUNDATION1£39k
THE HAWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£38k
Brian Mercer Trust1£36k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WYSING ARTS CHARITY£863k£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt
WYESIDE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£630k—0above—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
WYCOMBE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY FY2025£671k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt

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