PROJECT ART WORKS
Registered charity 1104301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Project Art Works is a unique visual art organization that creates opportunities with and for young people and adults who have complex needs to engage with the world and express themselves through art. Project Art Works is based in Hastings, East Sussex and runs a range of projects, programmes and exhibitions that have a national reach.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The charity reported a net income of £559,023 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £354,850. The trustees state that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern, although they note that the success rate of new grant applications has dropped due to increased pressure on limited resources.
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: £115k; policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure)
“At the end of 24-25 financial year reserves increased to £115,205 against an initial target of £210,000.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Deeks Evans Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £740k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£30k
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 1.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- CLARE WHISTLER-MACFARLAND
- Gemma Pugh
- James Cannell
- Kimberley Jane Balukiewicz
- Marie-Elaine Croucher
- Nick Ewbank
- Sarah Elizabeth Young
- Victoria Helen Hooper
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Buckinghamshire · East Sussex · Kent · Liverpool City · Milton Keynes · Surrey · Throughout London · West Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PROJECT ART WORKS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £559,023 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £354,850. The trustees state that budgeted income and expenditure are sufficient for the charity to continue as a going concern, although they note that the success rate of new grant applications has dropped due to increased pressure on limited resources. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Deeks Evans Audit Services Limited.
Who funds PROJECT ART WORKS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PROJECT ART WORKS as a grant recipient include THE THREE GUINEAS TRUST, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, THE ISABEL BLACKMAN FOUNDATION.
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