BARNES COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE

Registered charity 1150658 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education and appreciation of the arts in all forms among the people of Barnes and the surrounding area.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN ALL FORMS AMONG THE PEOPLE OF BARNES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

Area of benefit: RICHMOND UPON THAMES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £14,834 for the year ended 31 December 2025, building on previous growth. The trustees maintain a policy of keeping reserves at least at the level of three months of operating costs, with unrestricted funds standing at £124,033. The charity confirms it 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 independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (93% 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: 48.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Suzanne Carrutherschair
• Andrew Johnston
• Jamie Edward Jack Rycroft
• Jenni Young
• Joshua Andrews
• Paul Downes
• SIMON DANCIGER
• Savina Tunca
• Sharon Coussins

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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