BRIDPORT ARTS CENTRE

Registered charity 1069780 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Performing and Visual arts, with diverse education and outreach program in a thriving community venue

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS, AND KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION THEREOF AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF BRIDPORT AND SURROUNDING DISTRICT WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPTIONS.TO PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED.

Area of benefit: BRIDPORT.

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

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

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an operating surplus of approximately £14,000 in EBITDA for the year ended 31 March 2026, marking a recovery from previous deficits. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves increased to £56,317, supported by positive cash flow and improved operational performance rather than grant reliance.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bridport Arts Centre (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 (0 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 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (63% 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: 2.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christopher Gerard Pikechair
• Alison Mary Turner
• Geoffrey Jones · trustee of 1 other charity
• Honor Jane Beddard
• Jayne Bridges
• Louise Chater
• Richard Cecil Greenhalgh
• Rowan Prescott Hedley
• Tamsin Little

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

Operates in: Dorset

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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