CREATIVE FUTURES (UK) LIMITED

Registered charity 1143459 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Creative Futures (UK) Ltd is a multi-arts charity which delivers participatory creative and arts projects which raise aspiration and achievement for children and young people, especially in areas of deprivation in London and beyond. We offer services to educational establishments from Early Years upwards, as well as to local community organisations and other charities.

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

Latest income
£411k
Latest spending
£476k
Registered
2011
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £64,613 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £274,197 to £209,584. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £88,382, which the Board states continues to meet its policy target of six months of core costs.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 6 months of core costs (held: £88k)
“The Board of Trustees aims to build and maintain an unrestricted reserve equivalent to 6 months of core costs, to ensure that the charitable aims and administrative costs of the charity can be met on an ongoing basis. This target level of reserves continues to be met.” — page 5
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: 16
“During the year, a company connected to one of the trustees made a donation of £2,500 to the charity.” — page 21
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Creative Futures (UK) Ltd (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

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: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£411k£476k
31/03/2025£451k£437k
31/03/2024£396k£370k
31/03/2023£368k£413k
31/03/2022£458k£374k

Common questions

Is CREATIVE FUTURES (UK) LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £64,613 for the year ended 31 March 2026, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £274,197 to £209,584. The trustees confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £88,382, which the Board states continues to meet its policy target of six months of core costs. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds CREATIVE FUTURES (UK) LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CREATIVE FUTURES (UK) LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PONTOON TRUST, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PONTOON TRUSTFY2024£20k
THE PONTOON TRUSTFY2025£20k
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2023£7kGrant funding of activities

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/02/2025£20kTogether We Sing
City Bridge Foundation24/02/2023£98kGrant to Creative Futures (UK) Limited
Postcode Lottery26/02/2022£25kFamily project
The National Lottery Community Fund15/08/2019£10kMagpie Rhymes
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2016£10kBaby and Me, and Mums to be
The National Lottery Community Fund03/05/2012£8kPicture Your Self