DEVON ARTS IN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE

Registered charity 1071762 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAISI, DAISI DEVON ARTS IN SCHOOLS INITIATIVE

For the general benefit of the public and in particular the advancement and enrichment of education through the arts and the improvement of lifelong educational opportunities particularly but not exclusively for young people for experiencing and participating in arts of high quality, and to formulate, prepare and establish schemes therefor.

Objects

FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT SO AS TO LIMIT THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION THROUGH THE ARTS AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIFELONG EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE FOR EXPERIENCING AND PARTICIPATING IN ARTS OF HIGH QUALITY, AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR, PROVIDED THAT ALL OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE OF A CHARITABLE NATURE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED.IN PRACTICE IN DEVON

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a total deficit of £60,570 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by a deficit in restricted funds that outweighed a small unrestricted surplus. Despite this operational loss, the charity's unrestricted reserves stood at £74,200, which exceeds its stated policy target of £50,000. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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.

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 handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Jane Howardchair
• Alexandra Devoy
• David Harding-Brown
• Ian Wood
• Joshua Garcia Levontine · trustee of 1 other charity
• Kari Brooks
• Seth Mayhew-Tuson
• Yudi Wu

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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