COMPASS COMMUNITY ARTS

Registered charity 1099983 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Arts organisation providing arts and artistic experiences to members of the local community and especially to those marginalised groups and individuals.

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Latest income
£46k
Latest spending
£71k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,640 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £45,923 to £20,283. The trustees note that the cost-of-living crisis created significant financial challenges, including reduced grant opportunities and rising costs, but assert that the charity is more secure financially than in previous years. The trustees confirm they have 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.

Corporate structure

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Compass (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£46k£71k
31/03/2024£96k£82k
31/03/2023£64k£61k
31/03/2022£50k£42k
31/03/2021£30k£15k

Common questions

Is COMPASS COMMUNITY ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,640 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £45,923 to £20,283. The trustees note that the cost-of-living crisis created significant financial challenges, including reduced grant opportunities and rising costs, but assert that the charity is more secure financially than in previous years. The trustees confirm they have adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds COMPASS COMMUNITY ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COMPASS COMMUNITY ARTS as a grant recipient include JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUST, BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATION, DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kCommunity arts
JOHN JACKSON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£2kCommunity Arts
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2022£1kProgram of arts activities for this charity aimed at reducing loneliness and isolation for people mental health issues.
DUKE OF DEVONSHIRE'S CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/02/2024£20kNavigating the Cost-of-Living Crisis with Compass
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/08/2011£50k"The Martlets"
The National Lottery Community Fund03/03/2011£10kCIN@S - Community Interactive Narrative @ Shinewater
The National Lottery Community Fund10/09/2008£10kInteraction
The National Lottery Community Fund09/08/2006£77kSense-ability
The National Lottery Community Fund30/03/2006£5kSense-ability
The National Lottery Community Fund20/08/2004£3kProduction and Performance of Christmas Pantomime