ENTELECHY ARTS LIMITED

Registered charity 1068469 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Entelechy manages a large portfolio of arts programmes developing inclusive and intergenerational work with people who have profound disabilities

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Latest income
£496k
Latest spending
£532k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £35,725 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £274,161 to £238,436. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties 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

Highest-paid employee band: Under £60,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £60k)
“No employee received emoluments of more than £60,000 during the year.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months' unavoidable operating costs (held: £238k)
“The level of this reserve is set at three months' unavoidable operating costs.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£598k
Total spending
£478k
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£109k
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% 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: 1.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£496k£532k
31/03/2024£455k£361k
31/03/2023£336k£462k
31/03/2022£598k£478k
31/03/2021£291k£305k

Common questions

Is ENTELECHY ARTS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £35,725 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £274,161 to £238,436. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of ENTELECHY ARTS LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £60,000 band.

Who funds ENTELECHY ARTS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ENTELECHY ARTS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATION, DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITED, UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, SOUTHWARK CHARITIES, LONDON CATALYST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATIONFY2025£139k
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£24k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2024£20kGrant funding towards Walk Through Walls project
DEPTFORD CHALLENGE TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£15k
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2024£11k
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£4kTo develop links with social prescribing agencies , increasing referrals to the Meet Me at the Albany programme, re-imagining day care
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2022£3k
SOUTHWARK CHARITIESFY2023£2kGrants awarded to community organisations and charities
THE JESSICA MATHERS TRUSTFY2023£1kOther life challenges
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1k
THE HASLUCK CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/03/2025£20kAmbient Jam: Gwynedd
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£19kAmbient Jam
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2023£85k"What Will Survive of Us: Development"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/03/2022£10kEntelechy Choir
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/09/2021£10k"What Will Survive of Us"
The National Lottery Community Fund06/04/2021£10kAmbient Jam: with Antur Waunfawr
City Bridge Foundation16/03/2021£80kGrant to Entelechy Arts
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2021£10kRe-building connections and confidence for isolated older people.
Greater London Authority02/12/2019£10kEntelechy Arts
Sport England01/10/2019£9kFit Club
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2019£9kEntelechy: Volunteering and Befriending
City Bridge Foundation31/01/2018£120kGrant to Entelechy Arts
Greater London Authority13/03/2017£10kGrant to Entelechy Arts
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch03/02/2015£20kEntelechy Arts Limited
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2012£50k"Little Boxes of Memories"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/04/2009£10k"Home Ground (Story of London)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/11/2007£24k"Market"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/05/2006£5kDeptford Market

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ENTELECHY ARTS LIMITED£496kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
VENTURE ARTS FY2025£703k—0above—no doubt
INTOART PROJECTS FY2025£437k—0within—no doubt
THE KENDAL BREWERY ARTS CENTRE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.7m—0below—no doubt
ENTWOOD CHARITIES LIMITED FY2025£203k—0above—no doubt

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