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THE ARTS CATALYST

Registered charity 1042433 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Arts and educational company

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Latest income
£217k
Latest spending
£202k
Registered
1994
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Arts Catalyst reported a surplus of £15,644 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £133,443. The trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position and maintains reserves adequate to meet obligations for three months, although they note that not all funding streams are secure beyond the current period.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Public grants, trusts and foundations (76% of income)
“Of the total income: - £164,452 came from public funded grants for example Arts Council England and British Council.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Fundraising cost ratio: 0.0% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“There were trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 March 2025 of £0, there were trustees’ expenses paid the year ended 31 March 2024 of £0.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £24k)
“The Trustees’ policy is to build and maintain unrestricted funds adequate for the organisation to meet its obligation to staff, operational costs and to projects in progress for three months plus redundancies if required.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis as the Trustees believe that the charity will continue to operate for 12 months from authorising these financial statements. Not all funding streams are secure this far in advance however the trustees will develop a plan of action to be taken to reduce costs, should the required income not be secured,” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£217k£202k
31/03/2024£244k£237k
31/03/2023£222k£237k
31/03/2022£248k£237k
31/03/2021£237k£217k

Common questions

Is THE ARTS CATALYST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Arts Catalyst reported a surplus of £15,644 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £133,443. The trustees confirm the charity is in a strong financial position and maintains reserves adequate to meet obligations for three months, although they note that not all funding streams are secure beyond the current period.

Who funds THE ARTS CATALYST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ARTS CATALYST as a grant recipient include SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUST, THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUST, CHURCH BURGESSES TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2022£2k
SHEFFIELD TOWN TRUSTFY2025£2k
THE J G GRAVES CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2k
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUSTFY2021£1kGeneral Charitable Grants
CHURCH BURGESSES TRUSTFY2024£500General charitable grant

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/04/2026£20kNatureClub
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2012£6k"Experimental Ruins"