OSUN ARTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1039875 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OSUN FOUNDATION

Work in schools, community centres & theatres introducing, demonstrating and teaching all aspects of African culture - the music, drama, story telling and dance; produces and perform innovative, powerful traditional and contemporary African theatre for rural, mid and large scale touring nationally; promotes cultural exchanges between Britain and Africa; delivering employable skills for unemployed.

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Latest income
£30k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £3,528, resulting in a negative unrestricted fund balance of £334. The trustees' report confirms that reserves are held as current assets to meet future requirements, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding compliance or accounting records.

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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£30k£33k
31/03/2024£20k£18k
31/03/2023£24k£20k
31/03/2022£20k£22k
31/03/2021£68k£67k

Common questions

Is OSUN ARTS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a deficit of £3,528, resulting in a negative unrestricted fund balance of £334. The trustees' report confirms that reserves are held as current assets to meet future requirements, and the independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention regarding compliance or accounting records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OSUN ARTS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OSUN ARTS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4kHOLIDAY FUND (MERSEYSIDE)
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kMerseyside

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England16/06/2025£6kBodies in Motion
Sport England14/10/2024£8kBodies In Harmony
UK government14/10/2024£8kALB-Sport England-Bodies In Harmony
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£10k'Bodies In Harmony'