Stanley Arts
Registered charity 1155680 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPI, THE STANLEY PEOPLE'S INITIATIVE
Stanley Arts aims to be one of South London's premiere arts and performance venues, providing our local community with a vital home for cultural expression and discovery. As a radically inclusive space we seek to foreground under-represented voices, providing artists of colour and LGBTQIA creatives with a platform to reach out to audiences across South London and beyond.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that net assets remained at a healthy level of £181,564 at the end of the financial year, with unrestricted funds of £152,156. The trustees report a break-even position for the final quarter and note that the increase in staffing costs was compensated for by increased revenue, particularly from fundraised income. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% of income)
“Income from: Donations and legacies 3 452,844 448,901 901,745”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of core payroll/budgeted operating expenses (held: £152k)
“The trustees have a reserve target of approximately three months of core payroll/budgeted operating expenses. With our increased cost base, the new monthly figure for building and staff overheads is approximately £70k pom. This means a new target reserves level of £210k.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Arts Council — “Our Arts Council funding covers just 20% of our overall costs.” (source page)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£28k
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (64% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bromley · Croydon · Lambeth
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Stanley Arts financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets remained at a healthy level of £181,564 at the end of the financial year, with unrestricted funds of £152,156. The trustees report a break-even position for the final quarter and note that the increase in staffing costs was compensated for by increased revenue, particularly from fundraised income. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Xeinadin Audit Limited.
Who funds Stanley Arts?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Stanley Arts as a grant recipient include PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION, THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND, THE IDLEWILD TRUST.
Known funders
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