SOLA ARTS

Registered charity 1128459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SOLA ARTS works to bring communities together through the arts and the alleviation of poverty. We have a specialist focus of working with refugees and asylum seekers and people from the BRM communities however, our activities work with all people of all backgrounds including people with disabilities, the elderly for example.We use the arts and Art Therapy as tools for empowering and enabling.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£309k
Latest spending
£275k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that SOLA Arts reported a surplus of £34,768 for the year ended 29 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £101,640. The trustees confirm that these free reserves are sufficient to cover three months of running costs and other commitments as per their reserves policy. The filing indicates the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate liquidity.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £102k)
“It is the policy of the charitable company to maintain unrestricted funds, which are free reserves; at a level which will allow the charity to cover redundancy costs, lease commitments and continue its activities for three months should no further funding be received.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Liverpool City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
29/03/2025£309k£275k
29/03/2024£358k£267k
29/03/2023£191k£229k
29/03/2022£196k£206k
29/03/2021£219k£160k

Common questions

Is SOLA ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that SOLA Arts reported a surplus of £34,768 for the year ended 29 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £101,640. The trustees confirm that these free reserves are sufficient to cover three months of running costs and other commitments as per their reserves policy. The filing indicates the charity is operating on a going concern basis with adequate liquidity. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SOLA ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOLA ARTS as a grant recipient include THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST, SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUSTFY2025£5k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2022£3k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUNDFY2023£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/06/2026£378kCreative Directions- Phase 2
The National Lottery Community Fund12/12/2022£189kCREATIVE DIRECTIONS 2
Barrow Cadbury Trust30/09/2020£18kCOVID-19 - SOLA ARTS
The National Lottery Community Fund18/10/2018£10kArt Therapy or Man Chat
The National Lottery Community Fund18/08/2016£10kFESTIVAL 31- 2017
The National Lottery Community Fund02/09/2015£10kA4A - Drop-In & Move Forward
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2007£5k"Sola Arts Works With Refugees To Provide Them With Opportunities To Develop New Skills And Integrate Into The Local Community. The Project W"
The National Lottery Community Fund27/02/2007£5kCultural, Educational, Orienteering & Social Activities
The National Lottery Community Fund25/08/2005£5kKnow your rights cards