ART & SOUL

Registered charity 1173268 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Art & Soul supports the mental health & wellbeing of the public through the Arts. We hold weekly classes, outreach workshops and exhibitions for adults, children and families.

Objects

ART & SOUL (CIO) WILL FURTHER THE FOLLOWING CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, IN PARTICULAR PEOPLE WITH MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING NEEDS, THROUGH THE USE OF THE ARTS (ARTS THAT PROMOTE AND PROVIDE CREATIVE ACTIVITIES FOR THEIR BENEFIT, THROUGH PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF THEIR WORK AND THAT PROMOTE GREATER COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH EXPERIENCES OF MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH/WELLBEING ISSUES AND SOCIAL ISOLATION LIVING IN WEST AND SOUTH WEST LONDON).

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £4,377 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £28,961 to £24,584. The trustees report that the charity's reserves policy target of £5,000 was not met at the year-end, with unrestricted funds falling to £461. Despite this, the trustees confirmed on a going concern basis that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Art & Soul (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• National Lottery — “National Lottery awards Art & Soul funding to improve mental health and wellbeing” (source page)
• Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust — “Thanks to the Cassel Hospital Charitable Trust for supporting this partnership.” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• ELIZABETH SOKOSKIchair
• Ella Sophia Ottaway
• Nicholas Haskell
• Rachel Tranter-Needham · trustee of 2 other charities
• Stephanie Brand
• Sylvia Werner · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Ealing · Hounslow · Kingston Upon Thames · Richmond Upon Thames · Wandsworth

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

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

• ART SPACE income £497k
• LIFE WITH ART income £372k
• Culture& Arts and Heritage income £523k
• ARTS THERAPIES FOR CHILDREN income £335k
• HEART N SOUL income £847k
• LIFE AND SOUL YOUTH WORK income £74k

Side by side with its peers

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