ART GENE LIMITED

Registered charity 1135536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity's objects are, for public benefit, to advance the education in Arts in Barrow in Furness, and also nationally and internationally. through the establishment of a facility to encourage artist led initiatives; particularly the production and exhibition of new work. The policies adopted in furtherance of these objects are to implement a programme of local art and design focussed workshops

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS IN BARROW IN FURNESS, AND ALSO NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, THROUGH THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A FACILITY TO ENCOURAGE ARTIST LED INITIATIVES; PARTICULARLYTHE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION OF NEW WORK.

Area of benefit: BARROW IN FURNESS

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£404k

Latest spending

£359k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased by 15.3% to £403,819, while expenditure decreased slightly by 1% to £358,833, resulting in a surplus of £44,986. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £154,961, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' expenditure plus a building contingency. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern, noting that uncertainties regarding service charges are being managed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England Core grant (59% of income)

“The largest strand contributing to total incoming resources was the Arts Council England Core grant at £239,957 which was unrestricted income.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure plus £15,000 (held: £155k)

“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 equivalent to approximately three month’s expenditure (other than fundraising and project costs), with an additional £15,000 as a building maintenance or development contingency.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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 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
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 04359454 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

POWELL, Jonathan David — director, appointed 18/12/2024on trustee list
BRACKSTON, Hannah Leanne — director, appointed 18/12/2024on trustee list
SANDFORD, Stephen Trevor — director, appointed 18/12/2024on trustee list
STANTON, Mike — director, appointed 19/03/2024on trustee list
DAVIS, Catheryne — director, appointed 26/04/2023on trustee list
KAUR, Harpreet — director, appointed 10/02/2022on trustee list
DIN, Asif Ud — director, appointed 21/10/2021on trustee list
MCKINNELL, Nancy Wilson — director, appointed 28/04/2021on trustee list
HALEY, David Hirsh, Dr — director, appointed 19/02/2020on trustee list
SPEIGHT, Elaine — director, appointed 06/12/2016on trustee list
WILD, Norman — secretary, appointed 02/10/2006

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Asif Ud Din
Catheryne Davis
Dr David Hirsh Haley
Elaine Speight · trustee of 1 other charity
Hannah Brackston
Harpreet Kaur
Jonathan Powell
Mike Stanton
Nancy McKinnell
Stephen Sandford

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

Operates in: Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£404k	£359k
31/03/2024	£476k	£360k
31/03/2023	£327k	£408k
31/03/2022	£299k	£233k
31/03/2021	£202k	£216k

Common questions

Is ART GENE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased by 15.3% to £403,819, while expenditure decreased slightly by 1% to £358,833, resulting in a surplus of £44,986. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £154,961, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet their policy target of three months' expenditure plus a building contingency. The trustees confirm adequate resources for going concern, noting that uncertainties regarding service charges are being managed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	18/12/2019	£10k	"Walney Meetings"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	07/02/2018	£3k	"PILOTNW The Barrow Beat: Popular music in Furness in the 1960s"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	04/01/2018	£3k	"PILOTNW Mill Lane Loaf"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	30/01/2014	£97k	"Fort Walney Uncovered: 1911-1945"
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2010	£10k	Arts and Young People In Furness
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/06/2007	£10k	Special Needs Access

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£543k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£205k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£111k
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST	1	£56k
THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£35k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION	1	£29k
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£27k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARTSWORK LIMITED.

ARTSWORK LIMITED income £1.9m
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD income £175k
CONTAINS ART CIO income £330k
ART SPACE income £497k
FABRICA income £406k
SPIKE ISLAND ARTSPACE LIMITED income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ART GENE LIMITED	£404k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025	£1.9m	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025	£175k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CONTAINS ART CIO FY2025	£330k	Under £60,000	0	above	—	no doubt
ART SPACE FY2026	£497k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
FABRICA FY2025	£406k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.