ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN

Registered charity 1167912 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATFC

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AGED 4 - 11 EXPERIENCING LEARNING, BEHAVIOURAL, EMOTIONAL AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS THERAPIES IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AS AN ADDITION TO THEIR DAILY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF CHILDREN AGED 5 - 18 EXPERIENCING LEARNING, BEHAVIOURAL, EMOTIONAL AND OTHER DIFFICULTIES THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS THERAPIES IN A SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT AS AN ADDITION TO THEIR DAILY SCHOOL EXPERIENCE.

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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Registered contact address: Barnet, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£335k
Latest spending
£424k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,874 for the ten-month period, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £128,454. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately 25% (three months) of annual running costs. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 25% (three months) of annual running costs (held: £128k)
“The charity aims to maintain reserves equivalent to approximately 25% (three months) of annual running costs.” — page 4
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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/04/2025

  • Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2024

  • Volunteers: 18

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/06/2023

  • Volunteers: 18

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arts Therapies for Children (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire · Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£335k£424k
30/06/2024£479k£451k
30/06/2023£403k£320k
30/06/2022£205k£264k
30/06/2021£255k£134k

Common questions

Is ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £88,874 for the ten-month period, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £128,454. The trustees maintain a reserves policy target of approximately 25% (three months) of annual running costs. The filing confirms the charity is prepared on a going concern basis with adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN as a grant recipient include JEWISH CHILD'S DAY, THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT), THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JEWISH CHILD'S DAYFY2022£15k
THE LAUFFER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£6kGeneral charitable purposes
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£5khelping the advancement of the education of children through art therapy
THE SPEECH, LANGUAGE AND HEARING FOUNDATIONFY2025£3k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£3kenhancing emotional and mental wellbeing through the provision of art
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£3khelping the advancement of the education of children through the provision of art
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£2k
MAKERS OF PLAYING CARDS CHARITYFY2025amount not stated

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund25/06/2021£10kDeveloping provision of Arts Therapies via office set-up
UK government09/10/2020£54kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2019£10kPlease help me!
The National Lottery Community Fund27/07/2018£10kMaking A Greater Difference

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ART SPACE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN£335k—0unclear—no doubt
ART SPACE FY2026£497k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CENTRE FOR ARTS THERAPIES FY2026£489k—0below—no doubt
THE CHILDRENS ART SCHOOL FY2026£238k——above—no doubt
Creative Kids Centre FY2025£173k—0unclear—no doubt
ART & SOUL FY2025£58k—0below—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.