ARTS GATEWAY MK
Supporting and Promoting The Arts and Creative Growth in Milton Keynes. To promote the arts in and around Milton Keynes by way of our Arts Central Creative Hub, MK Literary Festival, Networking Events, Social Networking and regular Newsletters.
Objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY SHALL BE TO FOSTER AND DEVELOP THE ARTS IN THE UNITARY COUNCIL AREA OF MILTON KEYNES ( HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT )
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and restricted funds of £83,001, an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the reserves policy target of around £25k was generally achieved, with unrestricted funds standing at £51,456. The charity remains active in its community arts objectives with no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level that will meet aggregate expectations of liability, assessed by Trustees in 2018 as around £25k to be kept under review.” — page 5
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- JOHN BESTchair
- Afreen Patel
- Anjuli Sharma
- Aria Alagha
- Junita Fernandaz
- Kim Ranyard
- Moira North
- Palmira Teresa Do Carmo Almeida M De Sousa Matoso
- Zoe Raven
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £202k | £182k |
| 31/03/2024 | £186k | £195k |
| 31/03/2023 | £146k | £151k |
| 31/03/2022 | £124k | £134k |
| 31/03/2021 | £152k | £96k |
Common questions
Is ARTS GATEWAY MK financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with total unrestricted and restricted funds of £83,001, an increase from the previous year. The trustees report that the reserves policy target of around £25k was generally achieved, with unrestricted funds standing at £51,456. The charity remains active in its community arts objectives with no material uncertainties affecting its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.