WELLINGTON (SOMERSET) & DISTRICT ARTS ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1106158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTS ASSOCIATION, WAA

Promote, support and provide arts activities and events.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS OF DRAMA, SINGING, MUSIC AND VISUAL ARTS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE WELLINGTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income
£67k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
2004
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,987 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £277,958. The trustees report that there are no funds in deficit and bank balances have increased. The financial statements were independently examined rather than audited.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: retain sufficient reserves for anticipated future requirements (held: £278k)
“All income is used to maximise the ability of the Trust to fulfil its charitable objectives and to retain sufficient reserves for anticipated future requirements.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£67k£64k
31/03/2024£58k£53k
31/03/2023£59k£67k
31/03/2022£41k£47k
31/03/2021£134k£108k

Common questions

Is WELLINGTON (SOMERSET) & DISTRICT ARTS ASSOCIATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £2,987 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds increasing to £277,958. The trustees report that there are no funds in deficit and bank balances have increased. The financial statements were independently examined rather than audited. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.