PURPLE PATCH ARTS
Registered charity 1178031 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Purple Patch Arts exists to improve the lives and life chances of people with learning disabilities by providing innovative, inclusive, creative learning experiences for them and the professionals that support them.
Objects
THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF DISABILITY, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH, AGE OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE, AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH LEARNING DISABILITIES, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING INNOVATIVE, INCLUSIVE, CREATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCES FOR THEM AND THE PROFESSIONALS THAT SUPPORT THEM
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Leeds, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £104,287, bringing total unrestricted funds to £204,552. The trustees report that this position ensures stability for the coming year, noting that while the funding landscape remains challenging, the charity has successfully diversified its income streams through trading and partnerships.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £205k)
“The Board considers that such free reserves should be equal to the sum necessary to suspend or terminate Purple Patch Arts’ activities over a period of 4 months, which equates to £176,000 in general funds.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
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 handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- 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
- Volunteer management
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 31/08/2025
- Government income: £206,545 — contracts £196,029 (3), grants £10,516 (2); 38% of the £543,564 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023
- Government income: £6,544 — grants £6,544 (3); 1% of the £482,507 total gross income on the same return
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Purple Patch Arts (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).
- The National Lottery Community Fund — “We are delighted to share that we have received funding from the National Lottery Community Fund to continue our Move On Up project over the…” (source page)
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.6 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Dr Rita Kusi-Mensah
- Hannah Kate Prole
- Lauren Elsa Maidment
- Rhian Eleanor Isaac
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · City Of York · East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kirklees · Leeds City · North Yorkshire
Income and spending
Common questions
Is PURPLE PATCH ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the year with a surplus of £104,287, bringing total unrestricted funds to £204,552. The trustees report that this position ensures stability for the coming year, noting that while the funding landscape remains challenging, the charity has successfully diversified its income streams through trading and partnerships. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds PURPLE PATCH ARTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name PURPLE PATCH ARTS as a grant recipient include THE BAILY THOMAS CHARITABLE FUND, THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION, DIDYMUS, THE WILL CHARITABLE TRUST, TARN MOOR ESTATE.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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