ESCAPE COMMUNITY ART IN ACTION
Improve the quality of life and promote equality through social inclusion & integration of beneficiaries in need by reason of their age, health or disabilities, in particular but not exclusively by providing or assisting with the provision of creative arts and heritage-led educational and recreational activities, helping to reduce isolation & improve physical & mental health & well-being.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,698 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total incoming resources of £309,411 and total resources expended of £306,713. Total reserves stood at £207,680, of which £28,863 was unrestricted, exceeding the stated minimum policy target of £15,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operating, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“In the case of Unrestricted Reserves this has been set at a minimum of £15,000 with a target of £50,000.” — page 8
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Bruce William Draper
- Kate Davies
- Louise Suzanne Schmitz
- Nicholas McCarthy
- Paul Taylor
- Sharon Marie Walpole
- Stewart William Bell
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £309k | £307k |
| 31/05/2024 | £368k | £337k |
| 31/05/2023 | £409k | £385k |
| 31/05/2022 | £303k | £334k |
| 31/05/2021 | £248k | £218k |
Common questions
Is ESCAPE COMMUNITY ART IN ACTION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £2,698 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total incoming resources of £309,411 and total resources expended of £306,713. Total reserves stood at £207,680, of which £28,863 was unrestricted, exceeding the stated minimum policy target of £15,000. The trustees confirmed that resources are adequate to continue operating, with no material uncertainties identified regarding going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ESCAPE COMMUNITY ART IN ACTION?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ESCAPE COMMUNITY ART IN ACTION as a grant recipient include STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST, THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE REED FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST | FY2023 | £36k | Core community support |
| STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST | FY2021 | £18k | Community Art in Action: core costs for Escape on the Move! |
| STRATFORD-UPON-AVON TOWN TRUST | FY2022 | £4k | Benefit in kind value |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £4k | Arts and Culture |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k | Arts and Culture |
| THE EDWARD CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £3k | Arts and Culture |
| THE REED FOUNDATION | FY2021 | — |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/10/2025 | £20k | Creative Natures |
| Sport England | 18/08/2025 | £10k | Escape Arts - Nature Walks & Tai Chi |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 11/10/2024 | £247k | "The Peoples Archive of Stratford-upon-Avon" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/05/2024 | £20k | Extraordinary Lives – A Creative Mental Health Project in Warwickshire |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/02/2023 | £10k | Stratford Community Garden - The Colony |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 26/01/2023 | £76k | Create Space - Escape on the Go! |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/04/2021 | £10k | PLASTIC PLANET - TIME FOR CHANGE |
| UK government | 30/06/2020 | £85k | Coronavirus Community Support Fund |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 19/02/2019 | £50k | Creating Community Wellbeing |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/10/2018 | £9k | The Cowshed |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/08/2017 | £32k | "Foundations for Heritage: Phase 2" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 28/07/2015 | £10k | "WW1 - Stratford's Untold Stories" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2014 | £396k | Escape Odyssey - Spaces to Discover, Create and Achieve |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/08/2012 | £10k | NunEATon Growth Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 16/09/2008 | £246k | TUNED-IN |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 02/09/2004 | £60k | Provide access to information, workshops, training+capacity building activi |