NEW CUT ARTS

Registered charity 1123971 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The object of the charity is to advance education in the arts in Suffolk and Norfolk

Objects

3.1 TO ESTABLISH AN ARTS CENTRE;3.2 TO RECLAIM, REPAIR, RESTORE, PRESERVE, CONSERVE, REFURNISH AND RECONSTRUCT AS AND WHERE AND WHEN NECESSARY AN HISTORIC AND UNUSED BUILDING KNOW AS MALTINGS, NEW CUT, HALESWORTH;3.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE UNDER 25;3.4 TO PROVE TRAINING, COURSES, WORKSHOPS IN ALL ASPECTS OF PERFORMING AND FINE ARTS AND MEDIA STUDIES LEADING TO EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS;3.5 TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY ARTS PROGRAMMES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY;3.6 TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH PROGRAMMES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE WHOLE COMMUNITY;3.7 TO DEVELOP AND ENCOURAGE YOUTH PROGRAMMES IN ALL AREAS OF ARTS, DANCE AND MEDIA;3.8 TO ATTRACT WIDER AUDIENCES NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY3.9 TO ATTRACT WIDER PERFORMANCES FROM TRAVELLING GROUPS AND INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES.

Area of benefit: SUFFOLK

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
£281k
Latest spending
£331k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £654,492, which is below the stated policy target of six months of recurring operating costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £49,935 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £785,928 to £735,993. Despite this reduction, the trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of recurring operating costs (held: £654k)
“the operating reserve ('Core Costs') is set at a minimum of six months of recurring operating costs”
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: Norfolk · Suffolk

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£281k£331k
31/03/2024£207k£254k
31/03/2023£181k£246k
31/03/2022£148k£112k
31/03/2021£271k£171k

Common questions

Is NEW CUT ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £654,492, which is below the stated policy target of six months of recurring operating costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £49,935 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £785,928 to £735,993. Despite this reduction, the trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds NEW CUT ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name NEW CUT ARTS as a grant recipient include THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDFY2022£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2026£10kTHE CUT REFIT
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2025£8kThe Cut Skylight Replacement
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/01/2016£65k"Halesworth Maltings Heritage Experience (aka MALT)"

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 NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW CUT ARTS£281k—0unclear—no doubt
NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
EAST ANGLIA ART FUND FY2025£101k—0unclear—no doubt
NORFOLK AND NORWICH FESTIVAL TRUST FY2024£1.9m£80,001 - £90,0001above—no doubt

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