NOTTINGHAM STUDIOS LTD

Registered charity 1132064 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Primary is an artist-led space that exists to support creative research and to develop new ways of engaging audiences. Offering dedicated artists studios alongside more flexible spaces, both within and outside the building, where artists from around the world can meet and work in the heart of Nottingham.

Objects

THE-COMPANY'S OBJECTS (THE 'OBJECTS') ARE TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, VISUAL ARTS, PUBLIC ART, ART IN THE PUBLIC REALM, DIGITAL ARTS, PHOTOGRAPHY, LIVE ART, SONIC ART, VIDEO ART AND ANY OTHER ART FORM OR STYLE

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, LOCAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £98,955 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total net assets from £812,970 to £714,015. Per the trustees' report, the organisation maintains free reserves of £21,505 and designated reserves of £45,000, which they describe as enabling the mitigation of risks such as unforeseen expenditure or loss of income.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £275k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (80% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Rebecca Jane Blackwoodchair
• Dr Christine Anne Stevens
• Dr David Watt
• Emma Smith
• Iain Alexander Cockhill
• Jeremy Webster
• Kathryn Lockhart
• Macauley Collins
• Michael James Marsden
• Rose Hermon
• William Harvey

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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