ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED

Registered charity 1177900 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

ARTHOUSE Unlimited represents a collective of artists living with complex neuro diverse and physical support needs. The artists' work with instructors creating art that is developed into designer products for sale. By offering a sense of purpose and believing that feeling respected improves health, happiness and well-being , we strive to challenge perceptions and create acceptance and inclusion.

Objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND ASSISTING THEM IN FEELING ENGAGED VALUED AND PURPOSEFUL. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ÔSOCIALLY EXCLUDEDÖ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF LEARNING DISABILITIES, SPECIAL NEEDS, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL CHALLENGES OR DISADVANTAGE AND/OR POOR EDUCATIONAL SKILL ATTAINMENT OR ILL HEALTH FOCUSING ON A TEMPORARY CONDITION AS WELL AS PERMANENT.

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 · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £170,158 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £340,231 to £170,073. The trustees note that cash holdings reduced as expenses exceeded income, but the organisation continues to manage costs efficiently. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: 21
“£3,000 worth of artwork was commissioned (2024: 10,000 water bottles were sold) to Univar Solutions Inc where one of the trustees is a president and CEO. The total transaction including carriage comes to £3,102 (2024: £136,605) and was conducted at arm's length.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited. Discloses 3 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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Volunteers: 14
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£70,001–£80,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Volunteers: 12
  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£80,001–£90,000: 1)

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — ARTHOUSE Unlimited (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£8k
Reserves (reported)
£142k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.7% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£1.2m£1.4m
31/05/2024£1.4m£1.4m
31/05/2023£1.3m£1.2m
31/05/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/05/2021£988k£941k

Common questions

Is ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £170,158 for the year, resulting in a reduction of total funds from £340,231 to £170,073. The trustees note that cash holdings reduced as expenses exceeded income, but the organisation continues to manage costs efficiently. The auditors confirmed that the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bennewith 2018 Limited.

Who funds ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED as a grant recipient include THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£75k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2022£50k
THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/11/2020£9kAssessible Community Support Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2019£223kHealthy HE/ARTS Project
The National Lottery Community Fund14/03/2019£10kAHU Community Volunteer Activators

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 THE CREATIVE ART HOUSE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
THE CREATIVE ART HOUSE FY2025£854k—0below—no doubt
WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS FY2025£2.4m——above—no doubt
ARTSITE LIMITED FY2025£42k—0below—no doubt
LIFE WITH ART FY2026£372k—0unclear—no doubt
CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED FY2026£1.5m——unclear—no doubt

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