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MIRADOR

Registered charity 1158284 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE CHARITY HAS BEEN FOUNDED TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARTS, HERITAGE AND CULTURE TO ALL THOSE WORKING OR VISITING THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND BY PROVIDING INFORMATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE HERITAGE AND CULTURE OF THE REGION THROUGH EVENTS, ART INSTALLATIONS AND PERFORMANCE.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£64k
Registered
2014
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,899, which comfortably exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £1,500. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £2,544 for the year, supported by significant grant income from sources such as the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: National Heritage Lottery Fund (32% of income)
“National Heritage Lottery Fund - 3,591” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: G Harris received £6,906 in fee payments and project delivery costs.
“During the period G Harris, a Trustee, received fee payments and project delivery costs totalling £6,906 (2024: £1,500) in their capacity as creative producer.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee G Harris received fee payments and project delivery costs totalling £6,906 in their capacity as creative producer.
“During the period G Harris, a Trustee, received fee payments and project delivery costs totalling £6,906 (2024: £1,500) in their capacity as creative producer. No expenses were reimbursed to any trustees in the year.” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Blackburn With Darwen · Blackpool · Cumbria · Lancashire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£62k£64k
31/08/2024£113k£79k
31/08/2023£15k£16k
31/08/2022£15k£16k
31/08/2021£500£1k

Common questions

Is MIRADOR financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £10,899, which comfortably exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of a minimum £1,500. The charity reported a net decrease in funds of £2,544 for the year, supported by significant grant income from sources such as the National Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/10/2025£91k"Copy That – The Revolution in Photomechanical Printing"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund12/12/2023£51k"Jukebox – emblem of youth in post-war Britain"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/07/2020£4k"COVID19: Mirador"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund28/11/2017£37k"Walking In Others Footsteps"