ART HISTORY LINK-UP

Registered charity 1172792 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ART HISTORY FOR EVERYONE

Art History Link-Up (AHLU) offers free-of-charge accredited Art History courses to state school students, taught in galleries, schools and online. Art History A level is taught in less than 1% of state schools. Yet we have taught over 600 young people from diverse backgrounds, from 300 state schools across the UK. Our students are transforming the sector and securing a vibrant future for the arts.

Objects

3.1 THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROVIDE AND SUPPORT THE TEACHING OF ART HISTORY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:3.1.1 THE PROVISION OF TEACHING TO YOUNG PEOPLE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION; AND/OR3.1.2 THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, GUIDANCE, TRAINING AND CONSULTANCY TO EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS; AND/OR3.1.3 NON-POLITICAL CAMPAIGNING THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN NATIONAL COMMITTEES AND WORKING WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS; AND/ORSUCH OTHER CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY DECIDE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Horsham, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased to £187,338, which falls below the trustees' stated policy target of six months of expenditure. The going concern basis is maintained but explicitly notes dependency on the continuance of support from funders and progress in pursuing a viable budget.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Ampersand Foundation — “The Ampersand Foundation” (source page)
• The Astra Foundation — “The Astra Foundation” (source page)
• The Clore Duffield Foundation — “The Clore Duffield Foundation” (source page)
• The Garfield Weston Foundation — “The Garfield Weston Foundation” (source page)
• The Lovington Foundation — “The Lovington Foundation” (source page)
• The Rothschild Foundation — “The Rothschild Foundation” (source page)
• The Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust — “The Duke of Devonshire’s Charitable Trust” (source page)
• The Foyle Foundation — “The Foyle Foundation” (source page)
• The Golden Bottle Trust — “The Golden Bottle Trust” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Maureen Anne Walsh Hooft Graaflandchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jessica Rose Bridgett
• Robert Arthur Byng Nelson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Taymoor Atighetchi
• Victoria Lavrentieva Yanakova
• ngan jones

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

Operates in: Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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• ASSOCIATION FOR ART HISTORY income £545k

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