THE MEETING HOUSE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 1117698 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Visual Arts Exhibitions all the year round, including OpenMost weeks, usually Fridays or Saturdays: Classical, Jazz, occasional otherMonthly Antiques and Collectables Fairs 11 Craft Markets, occasional book fairsPrivate HiresDaily workshops: incl. Watercolour, Feltmaking, Rag rugs, Folk crafts, Readers' group, Clay Sculpting, Coloured pencils, Pilates,

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Latest income
£121k
Latest spending
£120k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £13,794, which is below the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £12,000 when considering net current assets of £11,261, though the trustees believe resources are adequate. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,468 for the year, driven by improved charitable activity income and gift aid donations from its subsidiary. The trustees confirm the charity is viable and prepared on a going concern basis despite rising operational costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £12,000 (held: £14k)
“The trustees consider that the minimum level of reserves as at 31 January 2025 would be £12,000.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Meeting House Cafe Limited
“The charity's wholly owned subsidiary, The Meeting House Cafe Limited was established in 2004 to operate a cafe facility at the Arts Centre.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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.

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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
31/01/2025£121k£120k
31/01/2024£116k£120k
31/01/2023£83k£111k
31/01/2022£80k£70k
31/01/2021£70k£68k

Common questions

Is THE MEETING HOUSE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £13,794, which is below the trustees' stated minimum policy target of £12,000 when considering net current assets of £11,261, though the trustees believe resources are adequate. The charity reported a net income surplus of £1,468 for the year, driven by improved charitable activity income and gift aid donations from its subsidiary. The trustees confirm the charity is viable and prepared on a going concern basis despite rising operational costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE MEETING HOUSE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE MEETING HOUSE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED as a grant recipient include SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£50kUnrestricted Funding
Somerset Community Foundation29/10/2024£4kInstallation of a modern automated fire detection system
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
Somerset Community Foundation01/02/2023£2kContribution towards the overheads of a cultural centre, which have risen due to the cost-of-living crisis
Somerset Community Foundation21/07/2022£2kRunning costs of a community arts centre in Ilminster
Somerset Community Foundation19/03/2021£5kCOVID19 Replacing lost income and ensuring future viability

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 NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE MEETING HOUSE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED£121k—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
ART GENE LIMITED FY2025£404k—0above—no doubt
THE OLD MEETING HOUSE TRUST FY2025£2.2m—0unclear—no doubt
HOXTON HALL FY2025£825k—0unclear—noted

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