ARTS ALIVE IN SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE

Registered charity 1182373 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTS ALIVE, FLICKS IN THE STICKS

Working with local volunteers we put on high quality arts events on local spaces in rural areas.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£457k

Latest spending

£461k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased to £181,952 from £112,442 in the prior year, driven by a net increase in incoming resources and expenditure. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £168,265, which the trustees report meet their policy of holding six months' reserves to provide protection against funding disruption.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months' reserves (held: £168k)

“The Stability Reserve increased during the year and now meets our policy of holding six months’ reserves”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Arts Alive (matched by registered charity number).

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (18/03/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Michael James Connollychair
Kai Hu
Louisa Harriet Cresswell Mayor
PAUL GRAHAM · trustee of 1 other charity
STEPHANIE HINTON · trustee of 1 other charity
Shauna Mae O'Reilly Pearce
Violet Isobel Hudson

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

Operates in: Cheshire West & Chester · Herefordshire · Powys · Shropshire · Staffordshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£457k	£461k
31/03/2024	£340k	£336k
31/03/2023	£234k	£239k
31/03/2022	£344k	£339k
31/03/2021	£275k	£207k

Common questions

Is ARTS ALIVE IN SHROPSHIRE AND HEREFORDSHIRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased to £181,952 from £112,442 in the prior year, driven by a net increase in incoming resources and expenditure. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £168,265, which the trustees report meet their policy of holding six months' reserves to provide protection against funding disruption. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/07/2018	£10k	New Places, New Audiences
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/06/2015	£10k	"Creating a Bigger Picture by Archives Connecting Directly with Communities (ACDC)"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/02/2014	£10k	"Accessing and Screening WW1 Archive by training volunteers"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	17/02/2010	£14k	"Connecting Communities through History"
The National Lottery Community Fund	27/07/2006	£10k	Flicks in the Sticks - Self Sustaining Pilot