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Creative Kids Centre

Registered charity 1127371 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CREATIVE KIDS, Honeycombe Arts Hub

We run arts based holiday clubs and workshops that inspire children aged 6 to 14yrs, prioritising the less advantaged, offering free arts education and chances to work with local professional artists. We also provide a programme for teens offering training to gain arts qualifications and leadership skills.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£173k
Latest spending
£164k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £46,539 at the end of the financial year, representing a net income increase of £9,187. The trustees note that the absence of a formal reserves policy presents a low-level strategic risk, though the charity remains financially stable with adequate resources for going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (56% of income)
“Donations and legacies 3 97,006” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bournemouth · Dorset · Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£173k£164k
31/03/2024£106k£107k
31/03/2023£79k£98k
31/03/2022£137k£144k
31/03/2021£140k£97k

Common questions

Is Creative Kids Centre financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £46,539 at the end of the financial year, representing a net income increase of £9,187. The trustees note that the absence of a formal reserves policy presents a low-level strategic risk, though the charity remains financially stable with adequate resources for going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Creative Kids Centre?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Creative Kids Centre as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, SCHRODER CHARITY TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2024£23k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£15k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£7k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUSTFY2022£6k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2022£4k
SCHRODER CHARITY TRUSTFY2025£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2026£97kCreative Kids Centre - Stability and Growth Programme
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2016£9kThe Shelley Frankenstein Festival
The National Lottery Community Fund03/07/2009£9kCreative Kids Outreach Tour
The National Lottery Community Fund29/06/2005£3kMusic and Movement Training Sessions