OUTSIDE IN ART

Registered charity 1171128 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provides a platform for artists excluded from the art world because of mental, physical or other reasons.

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Latest income
£572k
Latest spending
£605k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £59,110 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that unrestricted cash reserves are significantly below the stated policy target of four months' budgeted expenditure, though net current assets were deemed sufficient for immediate operating needs at year-end.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £46k)
“The reserves are significantly below the level specified in the reserves policy” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee
“During the year ended 31 March 2025 the Charity received a donation of £1,500 from Charles Rolls, a Trustee of the Charity, in respect of a donated fee for a speech at an event.” — page 24
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£572k
Total spending
£605k
Cost of raising funds
£21k
Reserves (reported)
£46k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 3.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£572k£605k
31/03/2024£425k£584k
31/03/2023£602k£572k
31/03/2022£463k£476k
31/03/2021£937k£357k

Common questions

Is OUTSIDE IN ART financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £59,110 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. The trustees note that unrestricted cash reserves are significantly below the stated policy target of four months' budgeted expenditure, though net current assets were deemed sufficient for immediate operating needs at year-end. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OUTSIDE IN ART?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OUTSIDE IN ART as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE RODDICK FOUNDATION, THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATIONFY2024£85kTowards a new post of Commercial Co-ordinator and to build an e-commerce platform.
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2023£33kCore costs
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2025£30k
THE RODDICK FOUNDATIONFY2024£30k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£25k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£19kOutside In: Make Art
UK government13/10/2022£102kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£102kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/03/2019£34k"Patient Artwork: New Dialogues"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
OUTSIDE IN ART£572k—0below—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
OUTSIDE-IN CUMBRIA FY2025£211k—0above—noted
VENTURE ARTS FY2025£703k—0above—no doubt
OUTSIDE EDGE THEATRE COMPANY FY2025£268k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEW ART EXCHANGE LTD FY2025£1.6m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt

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