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ASIAN ARTS AGENCY

Registered charity 1086229 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as AAA

Asian Arts Agency is dedicated to raising the profile of Asian music and arts across Bristol, the Southwest region and throughout the UK. We aim to build and secure a place for Asian Arts within mainstream arts activity across Bristol and further afield.

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Latest income
£740k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £184,436, which is below its stated policy target of six months' core expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, and notes that no employees received emoluments exceeding £60,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £184k; policy: six months' core expenditure)
“The charity has a policy to hold reserves equal to six months' core expenditure. The charity's reserves of £760,972 (2024: £573,121) at the year, of which £426,356 (2024: £426,356 is restricted.” — page 5
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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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£740k
Total spending
£552k
Cost of raising funds
£217k
Reserves (reported)
£184k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 29.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£740k£552k
31/03/2024£589k£438k
31/03/2023£363k£332k
31/03/2022£440k£298k
31/03/2021£272k£196k

Common questions

Is ASIAN ARTS AGENCY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £184,436, which is below its stated policy target of six months' core expenditure. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future, and notes that no employees received emoluments exceeding £60,000. 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 Fund20/03/2013£64k"Desh - Homeland"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/08/2007£10k"A Project By This Group To Mark The 60th Anniversary Of Indian Independence By Holding An Exhibition For The Local Community In Bristol. Th"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/01/2004£5k"The Arts Agency Will Be Holding Three Arts Events Which Reflect The Cultures Of The Three Main"