THE GAP ARTS PROJECT

Registered charity 1156090 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THEATRE ARK

To support the creativity and cultural life of young people up to 30 years of age living in Birmingham and the wider West Midlands area by(a) Providing a rolling programme of arts and cultural projects, events, training and, where possible, employment ; and(b) Offering access to dedicated arts space;

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Latest income
£200k
Latest spending
£188k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £144,756 against total income of £199,506, resulting in a net movement in funds of £244. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £795 to £1,039 (including designated funds), while restricted funds increased from £72,398 to £83,724, bringing total funds to £84,763.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: The document states there were no related party transactions for services between the charity and Accident Time Limited.
“There were no related party transactions for services between the charity and Accident Time Limited during the financial year.” — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Coventry City · Dudley · Sandwell · Solihull · Walsall · Wolverhampton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£200k£188k
31/03/2024£244k£196k
31/03/2023£153k£158k
31/03/2022£120k£139k
31/03/2021£116k£109k

Common questions

Is THE GAP ARTS PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £144,756 against total income of £199,506, resulting in a net movement in funds of £244. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds decreased from £795 to £1,039 (including designated funds), while restricted funds increased from £72,398 to £83,724, bringing total funds to £84,763. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE GAP ARTS PROJECT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE GAP ARTS PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/01/2026£20kThe Culture Collective
UK government13/10/2022£155kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£155kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£10kThe Food Chain
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/02/2017£49k"CHILDREN IN MOVEMENT: BirminghamÂ’s Heritage of Child Migration 1938-2017"