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COUNTERPOINTS ARTS

Registered charity 1150079 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVOCATING CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS (ACTA), PREVIOUS WORKING TITLE: ADVOCATING CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS (ACTA), PREVIOUS WORKING TITLE:ADVOCATING CHANGE THROUGH THE ARTS (ACTA)

To support, produce and promote the arts by and about migrants and refugees, seeking to ensure their cultural and artistic contributions are recognised and welcomed within British arts, history and culture

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Latest income
£913k
Latest spending
£823k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £206,321, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' organisational running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £89,709 for the year, with total income growing to £912,667.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: greater than £70,000, but less than £80,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)
“One employee had total annual emoluments greater than £70,000, but less than £80,000 (2024: One).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 1
“One employee had total annual emoluments greater than £70,000, but less than £80,000 (2024: One).” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three and six months’ organisational running costs (held: £206k)
“The Board of Trustees for Counterpoints Arts agree to set the reserve level between three and six months’ organisational running costs, this being the estimated minimum level required to ensure the work of the organisation can continue without disruption in adverse circumstances, and this level considers the increase in inflation and any other external financial factors. The agreed levels relate to the unrestricted core funds of the organisation.” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee remuneration
“Four of our Trustees received remuneration or other benefit from their work with the charity totalling £2,326. Any connection between a trustee or employee of the charity and any individual or organisation which is paid to work with or for the charity must be disclosed to the full board of trustees in the same way as any other contractual relationship with a related third party. Further details of Trustee remuneration can be found in Note 6 to the accounts.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

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

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.

Official officers record.

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

Total income
£913k
Total spending
£823k
Reserves (reported)
£206k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£913k£823k
31/03/2024£731k£681k
31/03/2023£582k£648k
31/03/2022£693k£534k
31/03/2021£619k£513k

Common questions

Is COUNTERPOINTS ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £206,321, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months' organisational running costs. The charity reported a net income surplus of £89,709 for the year, with total income growing to £912,667. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of COUNTERPOINTS ARTS earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the greater than £70,000, but less than £80,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds COUNTERPOINTS ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COUNTERPOINTS ARTS as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2025£20kScreen Share
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£17k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2025£15k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£15kMigrants and Refugees
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2026£15k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
A B Charitable Trust23/09/2024£4kA grant to Counterpoints Arts
A B Charitable Trust12/09/2024£17kA grant to Counterpoints Arts
Unbound Philanthropy13/11/2023£150kGrant to Counterpoints Arts
A B Charitable Trust21/08/2023£17kA grant to Counterpoints Arts
A B Charitable Trust06/10/2022£15kA grant to Counterpoints Arts
A B Charitable Trust01/07/2021£15kA grant to Counterpoints Arts
Unbound Philanthropy10/11/2020£270kGrant to Counterpoints Arts
A B Charitable Trust10/10/2019£15kA grant to Counterpoints Arts
Unbound Philanthropy31/01/2019£180kGrant to Counterpoints Arts
A B Charitable Trust24/04/2018£10kA grant to Counterpoints Arts