SYDENHAM ARTS LTD

Registered charity 1161590 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SYDENHAM ARTS (OR SA), SYDENHAM ARTS FESTIVAL LIMITED

To promote, maintain and advance education, by encouragement of the arts and to develop new and existing opportunities for local residents and visitors to the area in order that they may experience the arts through active and passive participation, for the general public benefit.

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Latest income

£41k

Latest spending

£45k

Registered

2015

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £4,373 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £12,661. The trustees note that future income from grants has not been fully secured, creating a dependency on continued funding to maintain operations. Despite this, the directors consider it prudent to maintain reserves sufficient to cover core costs for six months.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core costs (held: £13k)

“The Directors consider it prudent that unrestricted reserves are kept at a level sufficient to cover core costs for six months.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor

“In common with many small charities, the income that the Company needs to continue its operations had not been fully secured at the balance sheet date.” — page 10

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: S Betts exhibited in the Artists Trail without being asked to pay an entry fee.

“S Betts exhibited in the Artists Trail without being asked to pay an entry fee. Otherwise, none of the current Directors received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during the year. There were no other transactions required to be reported with the Directors or with parties related to them.” — 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.

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 06835122

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

SERESHKI, Soraya — director, appointed 23/03/2026on trustee list
CROAN, Vanessa — director, appointed 03/09/2024on trustee list
LAUNAY, Jacques, Dr — director, appointed 03/09/2024on trustee list
RATHBONE, William James — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
BATSON, Colleen — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
CLARK, Felicity — director, appointed 20/05/2024on trustee list
WILSON, Stephanie — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
PATEL, Nitesh — director, appointed 21/02/2023on trustee list
OLUFEKO, Jemilla Katherine — director, appointed 23/02/2021on trustee list
SCOTT, Rachel Hannah — director, appointed 07/12/2020on trustee list
PAPAGEORGIOU, Ioanna — director, appointed 28/09/2020on trustee list
COATES, Michael Timothy — secretary, appointed 10/02/2025

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Colleen Batson
Dr Jacques Launay
Felicity Clark
Ioanna Papageorgiou
Jemilla Katherine Olufeko
Nitesh Patel
Rachel Hannah Scott
Soraya Sereshki
Stephanie Wilson
Vanessa Croan
William James Rathbone

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

Operates in: Kent · Surrey · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£41k	£45k
31/03/2024	£43k	£49k
31/03/2023	£58k	£49k
31/03/2022	£40k	£42k
31/03/2021	£57k	£47k

Common questions

Is SYDENHAM ARTS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net deficit of £4,373 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves to £12,661. The trustees note that future income from grants has not been fully secured, creating a dependency on continued funding to maintain operations. Despite this, the directors consider it prudent to maintain reserves sufficient to cover core costs for six months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SYDENHAM ARTS LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SYDENHAM ARTS LTD as a grant recipient include THE GROCERS' CHARITY, LONDON CATALYST, THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GROCERS' CHARITY	FY2023	£5k	Arts & Heritage
LONDON CATALYST	FY2025	£5k	Inter-generational arts programme to empower women through arts, crafts & dance.
THE HABERDASHERS' FOUNDATION	FY2022	£3k	Moviing with Parkinson’s-dance therapy sessions

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	23/09/2015	£10k	Happening Project - Sydenham raising its game
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	08/04/2015	£6k	"The WW1 Classroom: an opportunity to experience schooling in SE London during the Great War"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/03/2014	£10k	"Till the Boys Come Home - intergenerational community project to mark centenary of WW1"