ARTS FOR RECOVERY IN THE COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1107607 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARC

VISUAL ARTS, LIFE DRAWING, SCULPTURE, CREATIVE WRITING, ANIMATION, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILM MAKING, GRAPHIC DESIGN, WEB DESIGN, OUTREACH AND PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS, MOSAIC COMMISSIONS AND GRAPHICS COMMISSIONS, EXHIBITIONS, SOCIAL ENTERPRISE (I.E PRODUCING ARCWARE FOR THE ARC GALLERY SHOP)

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND PROTECT MENTAL GOOD HEALTH THROUGH THE USE OF THE ARTS AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN STOCKPORT.

Area of benefit: NORTH WEST ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR STOCKPORT

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£443k
Latest spending
£382k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted net assets stood at £258,151, significantly exceeding the Board's calculated reserves policy target of £96,718. The charity reported a net income increase of £60,776 for the year, supported by diverse funding sources including grants and earned income. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arts for Recovery in the Community (matched by registered charity number).

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: Stockport

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£443k£382k
31/03/2024£373k£326k
31/03/2023£303k£314k
31/03/2022£342k£322k
31/03/2021£265k£250k

Common questions

Is ARTS FOR RECOVERY IN THE COMMUNITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted net assets stood at £258,151, significantly exceeding the Board's calculated reserves policy target of £96,718. The charity reported a net income increase of £60,776 for the year, supported by diverse funding sources including grants and earned income. The trustees confirmed there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARTS FOR RECOVERY IN THE COMMUNITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTS FOR RECOVERY IN THE COMMUNITY as a grant recipient include CRH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CRH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/09/2024£19kVolunteering at Arc
Stockport MBC18/10/2022£10kGrant to ARC
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£10kArc Buddies
The National Lottery Community Fund26/01/2021£350kArc - Revenue funding 21-26
Stockport MBC01/11/2019£10kGrant to ARC
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2018£10kPottery Pioneers
The National Lottery Community Fund30/11/2016£9kCreative Mums
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2015£419kArc Challenge Model 2020
The National Lottery Community Fund11/02/2010£155kThe New Pathways Project
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2010£7kCreativity and Post Natal Depression
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2007£10kGrow and behold

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARTS FACTORY LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARTS FOR RECOVERY IN THE COMMUNITY£443k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTS FACTORY LTD FY2026£738k—0below—no doubt
ARTVENTURE TRUST LIMITED FY2025£129k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
FUSION ARTS LIMITED FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
ART SPACE FY2026£497k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.