THE CORNUBIAN ARTS AND SCIENCE TRUST
Registered charity 1149763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAST
To educate in and promote the Arts and Sciences for the public benefit and to further the development of the public appreciation of the Arts and Sciences.CAST aims to promote participation, appreciation and learning in the visual arts and to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue and collaboration across the Arts and Sciences and is committed to the pursuit of excellence.
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a small unrestricted surplus of £4,383 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing its total unrestricted reserves to £752,896. The Trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £548k)
“The optimum level of free Reserves is therefore £100,000.” — page 3
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
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).
- UK Shared Prosperity Fund — “CAST has been awarded £705,374 from the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund to enable ‘CAST rehabilitation phase two’” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- CAMERON, Alastair Gordon — director, appointed 09/01/2013on trustee list
- WILLIAMS, Percival Ross — director, appointed 09/01/2013on trustee list
- TOWNSHEND, Karen Sheila — director, appointed 10/08/2012on trustee list
- WILKIN, John Andrew — director, appointed 10/08/2012on trustee list
- HIBBERT, Christopher James — director, appointed 10/08/2012on trustee list
- GLEADOWE, Teresa Rose Sheila — director, appointed 10/08/2012on trustee list
- WILKIN, John Andrew — secretary, appointed 10/08/2012
Official officers record.
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)
Reported reserves equal ~15.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cornwall
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE CORNUBIAN ARTS AND SCIENCE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a small unrestricted surplus of £4,383 for the year ended 31 December 2024, bringing its total unrestricted reserves to £752,896. The Trustees consider the financial performance satisfactory and confirm that the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue operating. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
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