ACEARTS Limited

Registered charity 1166886 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ACE, ACEarts, ART CARE EDUCATION, Acearts

ACEarts (Art Community Education) "Making a difference by enhancing lives through art". In the gallery in Somerton, Somerset we showcase art and craft work from mainly local artists. We host changing exhibitions, provide education / workshops for adults and children and provide an outreach programme aimed at improving wellbeing in community settings.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TO PROMOTE ART, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AND WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.2) TO PRESERVE SOMERTON OLD TOWN HALL, A BUILDING OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.3) TO PROMOTE HEALTH FOR PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH, OLD AGE OR WITH A DISABILITY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AND WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS;B) THE PROVISION OF EXERCISE ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND STIMULATION

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £10,899 for the year, resulting in a reduction of unrestricted funds from £14,936 to £4,037. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. However, the business plan explicitly notes that the charity remains dependent upon external funding to cover core costs and achieve financial stability.

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What the accounts disclose

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Frank Palmer
• Andrew James ELFICK · trustee of 1 other charity
• Deborah Lynn Minter
• Helen Chaloner
• Lynne Sandbach · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rhiannon Cross
• Sandra Meech

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

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