ST IVES SCHOOL OF ART

Registered charity 1146825 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ST IVES SCHOOL OF PAINTING, ST IVES ART SCHOOL

Advancing the education of the public in the appreciation and practice of the visual arts in particular but not exclusively by the establishment and maintenance of an art school in St Ives in the County of Cornwall

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Latest income

£582k

Latest spending

£519k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a modest surplus, increasing its total unrestricted and free reserves to £202,065 and £157,371 respectively. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are deemed sufficient and in line with the stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' average running costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months average running costs (held: £157k)

“trustees have decided that it will be prudent to aim to keep a minimum three months average running costs, on average £135,000, as a General Reserve.” — page 6

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Total income

£582k

Total spending

£519k

Cost of raising funds

£65k

Reserves (reported)

£198k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 11.1% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (27/02/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Miranda Birdchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Francine Blythe · trustee of 1 other charity
Jayne Marsh
Kerry Harding
Natalie Jane Ellis
Pamela McMenamin
Thea Charlotte Cole
kaylie Finn

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£582k	£519k
31/12/2024	£557k	£533k
31/12/2023	£569k	£564k
31/12/2022	£558k	£598k
31/12/2021	£530k	£501k

Common questions

Is ST IVES SCHOOL OF ART financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a modest surplus, increasing its total unrestricted and free reserves to £202,065 and £157,371 respectively. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves are deemed sufficient and in line with the stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' average running costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 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 Community Fund	15/08/2019	£4k	Culture Camp Youth Project