CREATIVE FUTURE

Registered charity 1132889 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We give the socially excluded the chance to reintegrate through their own talents by providing training, support, exhibiting and publishing opportunities, promoting their art and written work at the highest levels. We provide a bridge between the community arts and professional arts sector in the south east of England whilst challenging the stereotypes of marginalised people.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR MENTAL ILL HEALTH, PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH, LEARNING DISABILITY, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS, HOMELESSNESS, LONG TERM UNEMPLOYMENT, HISTORY OF CRIMINAL OFFENDING, ROLE AS CARERS, CARE LEAVERS AND MEMBERSHIP OF THE BMER ((BLACK, MINORITY ETHNIC AND REFUGEE) AND/OR THE LGBTQ+ (LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUEER/QUESTIONING) COMMUNITIES RELIEVING THE NEED OF THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR ARTISTIC TALENTS.

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £8,127 on unrestricted activities, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £58,562 to £50,435. The trustees report that these reserves amount to three months' worth of running costs, which they consider prudent to meet ongoing liabilities and ensure delivery commitments can be met. The charity has secured National Portfolio Organisation funding from Arts Council England until March 2027.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• Nicole Finnanchair
• Clarissa Angus
• Edward Ball
• Jenni Lewin-Turner · trustee of 2 other charities
• Melanie Lewis
• Priscilla Yeung
• Salma Begum · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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