THE ARTS EMERGENCY SERVICE

Registered charity 1152377 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTS EMERGENCY (AE)

The Charity's objects are to promote the Arts and Higher Education and to encourage, maintain and develop public education and appreciation of the Arts and Higher Education, to remove barriers to young people who wish to study an Arts degree and to promote, improve, develop and maintain the appreciation of the Arts.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free unrestricted reserves of £300,120 as of 30 June 2025, which the trustees consider equivalent to 3 months of running costs. The charity reported a net expenditure of £154,642 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £474,041 to £319,399.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

• Portal Trust — “Supporter and generous funder of Arts Emergency, Portal Trust” (source page)
• AKO Foundation — “Trust and Foundations AKO Foundation” (source page)
• The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust — “The Austin and Hope Pilkington Trust” (source page)
• British Board of Film Classification — “British Board of Film Classification” (source page)
• Buzzacott Stuart Defries Memorial Fund — “Buzzacott Stuart Defries Memorial Fund” (source page)
• Chapman Charitable Trust — “Chapman Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Charles S French Charitable Trust — “Charles S French Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Derek Hill Foundation — “The Derek Hill Foundation” (source page)
• Dinkin Family Charitable Trust — “Dinkin Family Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Drapers' Charitable Fund — “Drapers' Charitable Fund” (source page)
• Dr Martens Foundation — “Dr Martens Foundation” (source page)
• Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Charitable Trust — “Elizabeth & Prince Zaiger Charitable Trust” (source page)
• Fagus Anstruther Memorial Trust — “Fagus Anstruther Memorial Trust” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~3.7 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

• Perminderpal Kaur Mannchair
• Alexandra Keramidas
• Amie Louise Kirby
• Binda Patel
• Dimity Jane Nicholls
• Evangeline Oluyomi Adegoke
• Jasmine Dotiwala
• Khanyisile Jameelah Aqiyla Edwards
• Samantha Kay Hands
• Susan Buhr van Schalkwyk

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

Operates in: Liverpool City · Manchester City · Oldham · Throughout London · Wigan

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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