DEWSBURY ARTS GROUP

Registered charity 1161083 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAG

We are a thriving Amateur Drama and Fine Arts group, long established in the Dewsbury area of West Yorkshire. We present 6 major productions and a number of smaller ones at our own theatre. There is also a Youth section with weekly classes.Our Artists hold regular Life Drawing sessions and present 2 major exhibitions at local venues

Objects

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC TASTE AND THE KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF DEWSBURY.

Area of benefit: DEWSBURY.

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

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Latest income

£64k

Latest spending

£40k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with cash funds of £40,156.35 and made a profit of £6,281.22, which the Treasurer describes as a 'comfortable position'. The reserves policy target is set at £30,000 to cover contingency costs and annual running costs, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this stated target.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £30,000 (held: £40k)

“The figure of £30,000 reflects contingency costs such as the risks of unplanned closure e.g. another COVID, potential liabilities e.g. running costs and unforeseen operational costs financial forecasts and uncertainty e.g. low audience numbers, high inflation and energy costs.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CHRISTOPHER MARK BAILEYchair
Andrew John leverton
DAVID FLETCHER
Emma Jayne Thompson
Ian Bowers
Ian Nicholas Cunliffe
Jacqueline Millard Fletcher
MALCOLM GEORGE PARKINSON · trustee of 1 other charity
Maria Christine Bailey
Matthew Bailey
Paul Lightowler
Simon Amadeus Beaumont
Susan Saville
Zahoor Sakharkar

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

Operates in: Kirklees

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£64k	£40k
31/05/2024	£62k	£64k
31/05/2023	£49k	£55k
31/05/2022	£42k	£40k
31/05/2021	£46k	£29k

Common questions

Is DEWSBURY ARTS GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with cash funds of £40,156.35 and made a profit of £6,281.22, which the Treasurer describes as a 'comfortable position'. The reserves policy target is set at £30,000 to cover contingency costs and annual running costs, and the current unrestricted reserves exceed this stated target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.