STRANGE CARGO ARTS COMPANY LIMITED

Registered charity 1068396 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Strange Cargo is a multi discipline arts company whose core values of access, participation and excellence support a diverse programme of unique projects with social engagement and community development as integral elements. The four main areas of work include award winning public art, gallery projects, training and education projects, and celebratory work.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£157k
Latest spending
£194k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £32,099 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £275,613 to £243,515. Total income was £157,865 against total expenditure of £189,964. The trustees declared there were no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£157k£194k
31/03/2024£190k£170k
31/03/2023£135k£164k
31/03/2022£156k£131k
31/03/2021£180k£115k

Common questions

Is STRANGE CARGO ARTS COMPANY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £32,099 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets from £275,613 to £243,515. Total income was £157,865 against total expenditure of £189,964. The trustees declared there were no concerns regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/03/2019£10kCheriton Light Festival community parade
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/08/2018£10k"A permanent commemorative participatory public artwork for Cheriton's fallen WWI servicemen at Folkestone West Station"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with TRAVAUX SAUVAGES LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
STRANGE CARGO ARTS COMPANY LIMITED£157k0unclearno doubt
TRAVAUX SAUVAGES LIMITED FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
STUDIO WAYNE MCGREGOR LIMITED FY2025£3.1m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
IN GOOD COMPANY LIMITED FY2025£163k0aboveno doubt
CUSTOMS HOUSE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.1m£60,001 - £70,000belowno doubt
CURVINGROAD FY2025£691k0unclearnoted

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