ART BEYOND BELIEF

Registered charity 1124858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Art Beyond Belief works to challenge preconceptions, especially with regard to faith, health, diversity and social disadvantage. We aim to empower people to be more self-confident, make better decisions, and take control of their lives and futures. We do this through the development and delivery of innovative and inspirational computer and arts-based projects, and through training.

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY;ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY;EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS, INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS.PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF RELIGIOUS FAITHS.DEVELOPING THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF MEMBERS OF VARIOUS DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF VISUAL ARTS AND MUSIC.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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

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

Registered contact address: Slough, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£12k
Latest spending
£36k
Registered
2008

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £4,840 — contracts £3,240 (1), grants £1,600 (1); 41% of the £11,808 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £5,220 — grants £5,220 (1); 12% of the £45,112 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2022

  • Volunteers: 4

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£12k£36k
31/08/2024£45k£34k
31/08/2023£9k£52k
31/08/2022£50k£55k
31/08/2021£49k£51k

Common questions

Who funds ART BEYOND BELIEF?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ART BEYOND BELIEF as a grant recipient include WESTHILL ENDOWMENT.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WESTHILL ENDOWMENTFY2025£3kGrant detailed in Report of Trustees

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund07/04/2026£20kReconnect
The National Lottery Community Fund11/07/2024£20kReconnect
The National Lottery Community Fund02/05/2019£10kCurator
The National Lottery Community Fund14/09/2016£10kLiving the Five Core British Values
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2013£9kInsight Dementia Programme