SOFT TOUCH ARTS LIMITED

Registered charity 1147318 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We provide opportunities for young people whose life circumstances put them at a disadvantage to engage in creative projects to support their personal development & achievement of their ambitions: running a varied programme of arts, music & cooking activities, from group sessions to one to one support & supporting community capacity building. We also work with adult prisoners and asylum seekers.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a total surplus of £95,810 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total funds of £1,507,769. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £245,320, which is in excess of the stated policy target of £166,000. The auditor confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Newby Castleman LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Soft Touch Arts (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 4.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Craig Stocker
• Danny Myers
• Joe Crofton
• Kelly Grace
• Kevin Michael Hudson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicol Siobhan Nightingale
• Saahera Mahomed
• Shami Doshi
• Susan West

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

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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