THE ARTS OF CHANGE TRUST

Registered charity 1177257 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE AOC TRUST

The relief of persons suffering from physical and mental health issues in particular but not exclusively emotional, social, spiritual and psychological difficulties by providing counselling and therapy services

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£240k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial situation remains challenging, with total expenditure exceeding total income for the year. The trustees note they are monitoring cash-flow closely, although recent bequests and consultancy services have eased the situation somewhat. Free reserves have decreased to £3,846.26, which is below the stated policy target of increasing reserves to four months of expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £4k; policy: increase current two months of reserves to 4 months by the end of next year and to 6 months the following year)
“the organisation will aim to increase it current two months of reserves to 4 months by the end of next year”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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
31/12/2024£240k£254k
31/12/2023£100k£104k
31/12/2022£161k£173k
31/12/2021£112k£150k
31/12/2020£200k£140k

Common questions

Is THE ARTS OF CHANGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial situation remains challenging, with total expenditure exceeding total income for the year. The trustees note they are monitoring cash-flow closely, although recent bequests and consultancy services have eased the situation somewhat. Free reserves have decreased to £3,846.26, which is below the stated policy target of increasing reserves to four months of expenditure. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE ARTS OF CHANGE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ARTS OF CHANGE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE TRUEMARK TRUST, DUMBRECK CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TRUEMARK TRUSTFY2022£5k
DUMBRECK CHARITYFY2023£500Children’s Welfare

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/06/2024£438kMore Better Days
UK government05/10/2020£67kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2020£76kThe connect me service Covid response
The National Lottery Community Fund22/02/2019£10kThe Mary Poppins Magical Play Programme

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
BAGRI FOUNDATION1£698k
GAMBLEAWARE1£541k
PROJECT GIVING BACK1£72k
KOLLEL YETEV LEV LTD1£48k
THE HAREBELL CENTENARY FUND1£40k
CHASDEI SHLOMO1£20k
LOCALTRENT LIMITED1£18k
HOPEGROVE1£15k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHANGES HEALTH & WELLBEING.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARTS OF CHANGE TRUST£240k—0below—no doubt
CHANGES HEALTH & WELLBEING FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
MAKING MIRACLES FY2025£301k—0unclear—no doubt
BEACON COUNSELLING TRUST FY2025£5.2m——below—no doubt
Culture& Arts and Heritage FY2025£523k—0unclear—no doubt
ART SPACE FY2026£497k—0unclear—no doubt

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