THE CREATIVITY CENTRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST

Registered charity 1095342 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CCET

Education, training and learning about creative thinking and problem solving. Workshops for school pupils, teachers, charities, community groups and the public. Evaluation and assessment of the success of creative projects. Measuring development of the creativity of groups and individuals. Producing and publishing materials (print and online) about creativity including an online journal.

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Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£21k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £7,925 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. However, the charity's unrestricted funds remain in a deficit position of £1,746, and the trustees note that the reserves policy target has not been maintained throughout the year.

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: £-2k; policy: three and six month’s expenditure)
“This level of reserves has not been maintained throughout the year.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: In the previous year a donation of £2,500 was received from one Trustee.
“In the previous year a donation of £2,500 was received from one Trustee.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£29k£21k
30/06/2024£10k£20k
30/06/2023£34k£29k
30/06/2022£25k£32k
30/06/2021£24k£15k

Common questions

Is THE CREATIVITY CENTRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £7,925 for the year ended 30 June 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. However, the charity's unrestricted funds remain in a deficit position of £1,746, and the trustees note that the reserves policy target has not been maintained throughout the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE CREATIVITY CENTRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE CREATIVITY CENTRE EDUCATIONAL TRUST as a grant recipient include THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£4kCommunity Grants

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England29/05/2025£3kMerry Widows Get Active
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2024£20kCreative Approaches to Improving Access for Autistic Children & Young People
The National Lottery Community Fund06/04/2023£9kCreating Your Future 2023
The National Lottery Community Fund29/04/2021£9kMerry Widows 2021
UK government10/12/2018£6kTampon Tax Community Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2018£8kMerry Widows Project Torbay
The National Lottery Community Fund11/08/2016£8kCreating Your Future 2016