COLLAGE ARTS

Registered charity 1153366 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To use of the arts, to improve lives in United Kingdom and European area for the public benefit promoting regeneration in areas of social or economic deprivation by any or all of the following means: -promoting and fostering the development of artistic tastes and knowledge and the understanding and appreciation of the arts. - developing a community spirit by organising exhibitions

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £705,976 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by charitable activity costs exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, the charity is navigating significant financial challenges including historic rent underpayments and reduced funding, leading to a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000 (held: £711)
“The charity is striving to achieve a policy of maintaining working capital reserves of £100,000.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Brian Paul Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.5m
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
7

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (90% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.2m£1.5m
31/12/2023£1.5m£1.3m
31/12/2022£1.7m£1.8m
31/12/2021£2.0m£2.0m
31/12/2020£1.5m£1.6m

Common questions

Is COLLAGE ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £705,976 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by charitable activity costs exceeding income. Per the trustees' report, the charity is navigating significant financial challenges including historic rent underpayments and reduced funding, leading to a material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Brian Paul Limited.

Who funds COLLAGE ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name COLLAGE ARTS as a grant recipient include THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUST, THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£14k
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2024£7ktowards the cost of 'Collage Voices Drama' and 'Dis[Play] in a Day' - an exciting year-long programme of extra-curricular drama delivery for 11-18 year olds in
THE TOTTENHAM GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOUNDATIONFY2022£6ktowards the cost of Collage Voices: a 40 week programme of Music Technology Provision for 11-16 year olds on Saturdays and through a new after-school hub
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£4k
THE CYRIL AND EVE JUMBO CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£350

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund15/11/2018£97k"They Came Before Us: History of Women of Colour in the UK"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH VISUAL ART LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
COLLAGE ARTS£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH VISUAL ART LIMITED FY2022£2.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
NOTTINGHAM CONTEMPORARY FY2025£2.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PLOUGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£887k—0below—noted
THE SAATCHI GALLERY, LONDON FY2024£4.9m——below—noted
THE CRANLEIGH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£482k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.