WOTTON ARTS PROJECT

Registered charity 1112129 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNDER THE EDGE ARTS

To promote the arts, advance education in the arts and provide facilities in the interests of social welfare for recreation and leisure-time occupation with the object of improving the conditions of life for the inhabitants of Wotton-under-Edge and the surrounding area

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Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£81k
Registered
2005
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £20,880 for the year ending 31 March 2025, a significant turnaround from the previous year's loss. Free reserves stood at £51,501, which the trustees have designated to cover six months of running costs and maintain an equipment fund. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of running costs (held: £52k)
The Trustees have allocated a sum sufficient to cover running costs for 6 months in case of significant drop in funding. This fund is currently £20,000 — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£81k
31/03/2024£62k£89k
31/03/2023£66k£69k
31/03/2022£77k£73k
31/03/2021£55k£38k

Common questions

Is WOTTON ARTS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a total surplus of £20,880 for the year ending 31 March 2025, a significant turnaround from the previous year's loss. Free reserves stood at £51,501, which the trustees have designated to cover six months of running costs and maintain an equipment fund. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention that would cause them to believe the accounts were not properly prepared. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2023£10kCreative workshops for wellbeing and warmth

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PETWORTH FESTIVAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WOTTON ARTS PROJECT£102k0unclearno doubt
PETWORTH FESTIVAL FY2024£560k0aboveno doubt
PETHERTON ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£153k0abovenoted
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9munclearno doubt
LONG EATON AND DISTRICT ARTS COUNCIL FY2025£117k0unclearno doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST FY2025£5.6mbelowno doubt

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