FABRICA

Registered charity 1055584 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education, particularly by the encouragement of the visual arts and places where they may be practised and where art and artefacts may be exhibited with particular reference to the education of the public and the encouragement of the arts in Sussex and other parts of the UK.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £3,885 for the year, a significant reversal from the previous year's surplus, driven by a transition to a new business model following reduced statutory funding. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves are held at £186,254, which the trustees consider reasonable against a policy target of three months of expenditure. The charity remains a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations.

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 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Fabrica (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (58% 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: 14.7% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Susanne Maria Owusuchair
• Beth Lucy Gibbons
• David O'Connor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Dr Helen Jean Walker · trustee of 1 other charity
• Harriet Veronica Hughes
• Helen Rachael Charlton
• Jeffrey Southern
• LEE Rodwell · trustee of 1 other charity
• Louise Bristow
• Matthew John Seden
• Nick Tandavanitj

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

Operates in: East Sussex · West Sussex

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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