PHOENIX ARTS ASSOCIATION LTD

Registered charity 1051551 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PHOENIX

The promotion of the arts. The advancement of public education in the appreciation, production and practice of the arts, and the relief of poor artists, providing workspace, studio facilities and artistic advice.

Objects

For the public benefit to promote the arts; to promote equality and diversity in the arts; and to educate the public in the production and the appreciation of the arts; in particular but not exclusively by providing exhibition and studio spaces for emerging artists and those in necessitous circumstances due to their age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or financial hardship, particularly in the towns of Brighton and Hove, and in other areas of the South East of England.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE TOWNS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND OTHER AREAS OF SUSSEX

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a surplus in unrestricted funds despite a challenging economic environment and increased competition for funding. Free reserves are currently below the trustees' stated policy target, standing at 62% of the required level. The charity remains a going concern with adequate resources expected to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Phoenix Art Space, Brighton (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (83% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew James Cummins · trustee of 1 other charity
• Anna Gisela Bright
• Cara Leonie Ferrers Courage
• Heidi Louise Chester
• Jeffrey Paul Turko
• Simon David Wilkinson
• Sophie Laura Parkin

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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