ART ASIA TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1070019 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ART ASIA

Our mission is to communicate the rich and exciting experience of South Asian Arts to the widest possible audience. Our work aspires to be entertaining, surprising and to celebrate our belief that the Arts of South Asia are universal in their appeal.

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Latest income
£277k
Latest spending
£270k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,564 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £227,272. The directors consider it prudent to retain reserves of at least £100,000 to support future costs, a target which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The organization acknowledges financial risks related to reliance on fixed funding and potential reductions from major funders such as the Arts Council England.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least £100,000 (held: £227k)
The directors consider it prudent to retain reserves of at least £100,000 in order to provide support for funding future cost increases in staffing and the Mela. — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire · Isle Of Wight · Portsmouth City · Southampton City · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£277k£270k
31/03/2024£251k£220k
31/03/2023£166k£232k
31/03/2022£153k£152k
31/03/2021£204k£69k

Common questions

Is ART ASIA TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £10,564 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with unrestricted funds totaling £227,272. The directors consider it prudent to retain reserves of at least £100,000 to support future costs, a target which is comfortably exceeded by the current unrestricted reserves. The organization acknowledges financial risks related to reliance on fixed funding and potential reductions from major funders such as the Arts Council England. 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 Heritage Fund20/07/2006£18k"Kal Aur Aaj: 25 Years of Art Asia"

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SOUTH ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS COLLECTION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ART ASIA TRUST LIMITED£277k0unclearno doubt
THE SOUTH ASIAN DECORATIVE ARTS AND CRAFTS COLLECTION TRUST FY2024£1.6m0unclearno doubt
SOUTH ASIAN ARTS-UK FY2025£834k0unclearno doubt
DARBAR ARTS CULTURE AND HERITAGE TRUST FY2025£1.3m0aboveno doubt
STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£274k0unclearnoted
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9munclearno doubt

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