YIEWSLEY AND WEST DRAYTON ARTS COUNCIL
To promote, maintain and advance public education in such charitable ways as the trustees see fit including the engagement and encouragement of arts and crafts including visual arts, performing arts, written arts and design arts.
Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN SUCH CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING THE ENGAGEMENT AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF ARTS AND CRAFTS INCLUDING VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMING ARTS, WRITTEN ARTS AND DESIGN ARTS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,814 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement over previous years. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £7,596, while the trustees aim to maintain reserves of not less than 25% of annual turnover. The trustees expect a surplus in future years due to increased activity and careful expenditure management.
What the accounts disclose
“it aims to keep in reserve, to cover contingencies and unexpected costs, not less than 25% of its annual turnover.” — page 3
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- 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
Trustees
- Alan Boyd
- Ben Parker Dr
- Jason Merry
- Lisa Tompkins
- Vanessa Bonner
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £27k | £29k |
| 31/03/2024 | £21k | £38k |
| 31/03/2023 | £14k | £23k |
| 31/03/2022 | £8k | £21k |
| 31/03/2021 | £30k | £19k |
Common questions
Is YIEWSLEY AND WEST DRAYTON ARTS COUNCIL financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net loss of £1,814 for the year ended 31 March 2025, an improvement over previous years. Total unrestricted funds carried forward were £7,596, while the trustees aim to maintain reserves of not less than 25% of annual turnover. The trustees expect a surplus in future years due to increased activity and careful expenditure management. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.