BUSY BUTTONS CORE

Registered charity 1188606 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Busy Buttons CORE promotes art engagement through creative programmes and events for young people in particular(but not exclusively) and the general public throughout England and Wales.

Objects

TO ADVANCE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC EDUCATION AND PROMOTING THE ARTS AND, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO), THE ART OF PERFORMING ARTS, FINE ARTS, VISUAL ARTS, TRADITIONAL CRAFTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a net movement of funds of -£17,993, resulting in total combined restricted and unrestricted funds of £32,855. The trustees confirm the charity remains a going concern but note an urgent need to secure additional financial support to stabilize operations and meet increasing community needs following a forced relocation.

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

What the accounts disclose

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
• Volunteer management

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 11724897

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Prince Phillips Trust Fund — “Kindly supported by The Prince Phillips Trust Fund, The National Lottery Fund, The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport, Royal Bor…” (source page)
• The National Lottery Fund — “Kindly supported by The Prince Phillips Trust Fund, The National Lottery Fund, The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport, Royal Bor…” (source page)
• The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport — “Kindly supported by The Prince Phillips Trust Fund, The National Lottery Fund, The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport, Royal Bor…” (source page)
• Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead — “Kindly supported by The Prince Phillips Trust Fund, The National Lottery Fund, The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport, Royal Bor…” (source page)
• WindsorYards — “Kindly supported by The Prince Phillips Trust Fund, The National Lottery Fund, The Department of Digital Culture, Media and Sport, Royal Bor…” (source page)
• Windsor Yards — “The project, sponsored by Windsor Yards was designed by local charity Busy Buttons CORE, and featured 152 giant poppies made of parachute ma…” (source page)
• Knight Frank — “The marquee was kindly sponsored by Knight Frank.” (source page)
• The National Lottery Community Fund — “We would all like to say a big THANK YOU to The National Lottery Community Fund, the Government, Berkshire Community Fund, the Prince Philip…” (source page)
• Berkshire Community Fund — “We would all like to say a big THANK YOU to The National Lottery Community Fund, the Government, Berkshire Community Fund, the Prince Philip…” (source page)
• Prince Philip Trust Fund — “We would all like to say a big THANK YOU to The National Lottery Community Fund, the Government, Berkshire Community Fund, the Prince Philip…” (source page)
• Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport — “We would all like to say a big THANK YOU to The National Lottery Community Fund, the Government, Berkshire Community Fund, the Prince Philip…” (source page)

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• PUSEY, Beryl — director, appointed 11/01/2019on trustee list
• LEMBIE, Elina Katarina — director, appointed 10/01/2019on trustee list
• MARRA, Gianluca — director, appointed 10/01/2019on trustee list

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Louella Denise Fernandez-Lempiainenchair
• Beryl Pusey
• Elina Lembie
• Gianluca Marra

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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