THE KESTLE BARTON TRUST

Registered charity 1156747 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Arranges artistic events and workshops and operates a gallery open to the general public.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO EDUCATE IN AND PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO FURTHER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS

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

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

Registered contact address: Cornwall, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £26,459 at the end of the year, an increase from the previous year's £12,648. The trustees consider these reserves sufficient for current and future activities, noting it is not their policy to hold significant reserves. The charity reported a net surplus of £17,116 for the year, indicating positive financial performance.

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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 22/02/2024, 22 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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 England — “We are grateful to Arts Council England for further support.” (source page)
• Cornwall Community Foundation — “Supported by Cornwall Community Foundation.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALISON BUNNING RIBA
• KAREN SHEILA TOWNSHEND
• MARK OSTERFIELD
• TERESA ROSE SHEILA GLEADOWE · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Cornwall

Income and spending

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