PRODIGAL ARTS

Registered charity 1169287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

- Promote the rehabilitation of offenders and ex-offenders; - Prevent or relieve poverty or financial hardship among offenders and ex-offenders, in particular but not exclusively by, the provision of equipment and training in the arts; and - The provision of a mentoring programme, with the aim of helping offenders and ex-offenders to realise their creative talent.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£72k

Latest spending

£67k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £46,719, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of maintaining approximately three months of running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £5,282 for the year, funded primarily by grants and donations, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months running costs (held: £47k)

“Prodigal Arts aims to keep approximately three months running costs in reserves.” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDREW STREETchair · trustee of 11 other charities
Nicolas Antony Ruff
RICHARD JON HISCOKE · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Neil Ross Thorogood

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Derbyshire · Devon · Dorset · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£72k	£67k
31/03/2024	£76k	£52k
31/03/2023	£36k	£26k
31/03/2022	£26k	£21k
31/03/2021	£20k	£22k

Common questions

Is PRODIGAL ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £46,719, which the trustees confirm meets their policy target of maintaining approximately three months of running costs. The charity reported a net surplus of £5,282 for the year, funded primarily by grants and donations, with no material uncertainties affecting its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PRODIGAL ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PRODIGAL ARTS as a grant recipient include THE TRUEMARK TRUST, THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION, THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST, LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION, THE ARCHER TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRUEMARK TRUST	FY2024	£9k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£8k
THE VAN NESTE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£8k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST	FY2023	£2k	To expand a programme of take its visual arts workshops in prison settings.
LORD BARNBY'S FOUNDATION	FY2022	£2k
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST	FY2025	£2k	To expand its programme of visual arts workshops in prison settings.
THE NOEL BUXTON TRUST	FY2024	£2k	To expand a programme of take its visual arts workshops in prison settings.
THE ARCHER TRUST	FY2024	£2k
THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION	FY2025	£1k
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£600

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	20/02/2025	£15k	Unlocking Creativity: Prodigal Arts Prison Work Expansion