METAL CULTURE LIMITED
Registered charity 1104635 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as METAL
We support artists from all disciplines by creating time and space for the development of ideas and philosophies around artists' work through, residencies, producing, commissioning, exhibitions, debate and discussion, touring and publishing. We ensure all our work actively contributes to civil society, through education, participation, learning opportunities, conversation and debate.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £172,040 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,142,964 and total expenditure of £970,923. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £170,813, which is above the stated policy target of £150,000, providing a buffer for future financial challenges. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Related-party transaction: Payments to Gastec Services for boiler repairs
“Payments totaling £122 (2024 - £168) were made to Gastec Services, a related party of key management, for boiler repairs. Transactions undertaken were completed in an arms length manner.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Laura Hensser — Executive Director (source)
- Bobbi Robertson — Executive Director (source)
- Dr Warren Harper — Director (source)
- Dr Viviana Checchia — Director (source)
- Jenny Porter — Director (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
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.
- SMITH, Liz — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- BROWN, Angela Louise — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- BROWN, Laura Marie — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- CHAKADONHA, Preen — director, appointed 24/03/2026on trustee list
- NAYYAR, Anna — director, appointed 12/06/2025on trustee list
- GOOCH, Megan — director, appointed 18/06/2024on trustee list
- JEROME, Mia — director, appointed 18/06/2024on trustee list
- BRADBURY, Matthew Anthony Wilson — director, appointed 01/03/2021on trustee list
- GODDARD STARK, Andrea — director, appointed 28/09/2017not on trustee list
- BEDDARD, Jamie Elliot — director, appointed 09/02/2017on trustee list
- THORNBERRY, Susan — secretary, appointed 20/12/2022
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Andrea Goddard Stark
- Angela Louise Brown
- Anna Nayyar
- Jamie Beddard
- Laura Marie Brown
- Liz Smith
- Matthew Anthony Wilson Bradbury · trustee of 6 other charities
- Megan Gooch
- Mia Jerome
- Preen Chakadonha
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Liverpool City · Peterborough City · Southend-on-sea
Income and spending
Common questions
Is METAL CULTURE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £172,040 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £1,142,964 and total expenditure of £970,923. The trustees report that unrestricted free reserves stood at £170,813, which is above the stated policy target of £150,000, providing a buffer for future financial challenges. The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds METAL CULTURE LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name METAL CULTURE LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED, NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL TRUST, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND, MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
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Government & lottery funding
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