A SPACE : GROWING CREATIVE COMMUNITIES

Registered charity 1136495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide the general public with an ongoing programme of high quality, stimulating artistic experiences and educational activities. The main beneficiaries of the charity's work are the general public and creative communities, primarily in Southampton and surrounding regions.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, BY DEVELOPING PUBLIC APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF VISUAL ARTS AND BY IMPROVING ACCESS TO, AND THE QUALITY OF, THE VISUAL ARTS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN SOUTHAMPTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

Area of benefit: SOUTHAMPTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA

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

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Southampton, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £942 for the year ended 31 March 2026, a significant improvement from the previous year's loss of £53,983. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general funds increased to £134,076, while the designated operational reserve of £177,898 remains sufficient to cover the stated policy target of three months' operational costs (£160,231). The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Southampton City Council — “Supported with thanks by Southampton City Council” (source page)
• Arts Council England — “Supported with thanks using public funding by the Arts Council England” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~3.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (53% 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: 15.5% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Annie Reillychair
• Daniel Matthews
• Helen Mary Keall
• Henry Antony Pavey
• Michelle Pauline Kirwan
• Stuart Elbrow

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

Operates in: Hampshire · Southampton City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPACE ART.

• SPACE ART income £35k
• CREATE SPACE LONDON income £311k
• S1: ARTSPACE/PROJECTS income £2.8m
• SPACE income £256k
• ART SPACE income £497k
• CREATE FOUNDATION income £200k

Side by side with its peers

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