ROSETTA ARTS CIO

Registered charity 1177462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROSETTA ART CENTRE CIO

Rosetta Arts delivers exciting, innovative and creative courses for people in Newham. We reach out to those who otherwise have little access to the rich and transformative benefits of the arts and education. At the heart of our programming there is something for all stages of a person's creative learning and development.

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Latest income
£322k
Latest spending
£328k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,481 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted undesignated reserves of £129,576 are held, which the charity notes is just above its stated policy target of £120,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (72% of income)
“Grants of £232,659 of which £100,000 is from the Arts Council NPO funding” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £120k (held: £289k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to hold unrestricted undesignated reserves of £120k, roughly equivalent to a minimum of 3 months core operating costs plus wind-up fees.” — page 18
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Newham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£322k£328k
31/03/2024£371k£442k
31/03/2023£414k£364k
31/03/2022£364k£301k
31/03/2021£335k£155k

Common questions

Is ROSETTA ARTS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £6,481 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted undesignated reserves of £129,576 are held, which the charity notes is just above its stated policy target of £120,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROSETTA ARTS CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROSETTA ARTS CIO as a grant recipient include KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE CHILDHOOD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2024£10kRandom Act of Kindness
KUSUMA TRUST UKFY2023£10kRandom Act of Kindness
THE CHILDHOOD TRUSTFY2022£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2026£60kLoved & Wanted Fund - Newham
Greater London Authority25/09/2024£2kEast Summer School 2024
Greater London Authority30/08/2023£15kRosetta Arts
Greater London Authority (GLA)30/08/2023£15kRosetta Arts
Greater London Authority06/06/2023£7kRosetta Arts premises development support
Greater London Authority09/05/2023£8kUrban Gardening
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/03/2023£10k"Creative Heritage through Textile Design"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/07/2022£77k"Rosetta Turns 30"
UK government04/03/2022£307kCapital Investment Programme
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/03/2021£9k"NL20: Creative History Project Rosetta Arts"
The National Lottery Community Fund12/03/2021£10kGreen Street Newham Community Well Being
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/06/2020£10k"#Digital3 Futureproofing Newham's Digital Cultural Heritage Offer"
UK government20/02/2020£46kNational Portfolio Organisations
Greater London Authority01/01/2020£150kRosetta Arts
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2014£10k"Ships in the night"

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
ROSETTA ARTS CIO£322k—0above—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
ROSETTA LIFE FY2025£198k—0above—no doubt
THE ARTS DEPOT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
CONTAINS ART CIO FY2025£330kUnder £60,0000above—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt

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