THE CORNUBIAN ARTS AND SCIENCE TRUST

Registered charity 1149763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAST

Latest income
£532k
Latest spending
£574k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2023

Financial health, per its FY2023 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted surplus of £95,486 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £748,513. The Trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Free reserves are calculated at £53,898 after deducting tangible fixed assets from non-designated unrestricted reserves.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £749k)
The optimum level of Reserves is therefore £50,000. — page 3
Per its FY2023 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit).

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£532k
Total spending
£574k
Reserves (reported)
£753k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£532k£574k
31/12/2023£287k£169k
31/12/2022£220k£181k
31/12/2021£178k£110k
31/12/2020£145k£98k

Common questions

Is THE CORNUBIAN ARTS AND SCIENCE TRUST financially healthy?

The accounts state that the charity achieved an unrestricted surplus of £95,486 for the year ended 31 December 2023, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £748,513. The Trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue operating. Free reserves are calculated at £53,898 after deducting tangible fixed assets from non-designated unrestricted reserves. Its FY2023 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund01/11/2023£10k"Neolithic Pottery Workshops for schools and young people"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/02/2016£10k"Green School Revisited 2016"

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