MK ARTS FOR HEALTH

Registered charity 1107625 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTS FOR HEALTH (MILTON KEYNES)

Deliver community arts projects in schools, GP surgeries, residential care homes and day care centres; Provide supportive opportunities and work experience for volunteers, particularly people with mental health issues and learning disabilities; Commission artwork for healthcare settings; Manage Artists' Training Residencies;Deliver arts and health education for health care staff.

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

Latest income
£156k
Latest spending
£125k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £39,704 against restricted reserves of £43,779, resulting in total net assets of £83,483. The trustees identify the financial relationship with Milton Keynes University Hospital as a major risk to future stability, noting that the relationship remains volatile. Despite this risk, the trustees report adequate resources for going concern purposes.

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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Milton Keynes

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£156k£125k
31/03/2024£138k£148k
31/03/2023£142k£102k
31/03/2022£95k£89k
31/03/2021£95k£89k

Common questions

Is MK ARTS FOR HEALTH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £39,704 against restricted reserves of £43,779, resulting in total net assets of £83,483. The trustees identify the financial relationship with Milton Keynes University Hospital as a major risk to future stability, noting that the relationship remains volatile. Despite this risk, the trustees report adequate resources for going concern purposes. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MK ARTS FOR HEALTH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MK ARTS FOR HEALTH as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSICFY2023£29k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England05/03/2026£8kCreative Movement
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/05/2025£237k"Saving our 'New City Collection' and reframing it's future with local communities"
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£23kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund15/09/2022£95kHEADSTART- Arts and Wellbeing Support for Young People Facing Health Challenges
Postcode Lottery27/06/2022£18kHealth and Wellbeing Green Space: “Creative Courtyard”
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/10/2016£48k"Healthy Heritage - Caring for the Collection"
The National Lottery Community Fund10/08/2010£120kArts on Prescription
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/06/2009£48k"MK Underground"
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2006£10kCreative Courtyards
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/05/2006£49k"Healthy Heritage: Paintings, Performances and Pots"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/01/2005£23k"Healthy Heritage - Twenty Years of Milton Keynes"

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 ARTY-FOLKS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MK ARTS FOR HEALTH£156k0unclearno doubt
ARTY-FOLKS FY2025£262kunclearno doubt
CORE ARTS FY2025£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclearno doubt
BIRMINGHAM CENTRE FOR ARTS THERAPIES FY2025£704k0belowno doubt
PIONEER PROJECTS (CELEBRATORY ARTS) LIMITED FY2025£386k0aboveno doubt
NORTH TYNESIDE ART STUDIO FY2025£189k0unclearno doubt

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