KEIGHLEY CREATIVE

Registered charity 1190497 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KEIGHLEY CREATIVE SPACE CIC

Promote and advance the visual arts by exhibiting works of artistic excellence; and providing gallery, studio space and other facilities for the public Educate the public in arts and crafts in particular but not exclusively by the provision of a community arts centre, arts information hub, workshops, classes and arts festivalBased in the old Sunwin House building in Keighley

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Latest income
£276k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £85,239 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £181,562. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £67,801 are held above the minimum policy target of £20,150, with the surplus earmarked for future project costs and financial pressures anticipated in 2026/2027.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £20,150 (held: £68k)
“The minimum reserves required (reviewed annually) to fund unplanned closure is £20,150.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bradford City · North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£276k£191k
31/03/2024£244k£260k
31/03/2023£156k£185k
31/07/2022£262k£195k
31/07/2021£104k£66k

Common questions

Is KEIGHLEY CREATIVE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net income of £85,239 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total funds increasing to £181,562. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £67,801 are held above the minimum policy target of £20,150, with the surplus earmarked for future project costs and financial pressures anticipated in 2026/2027. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds KEIGHLEY CREATIVE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name KEIGHLEY CREATIVE as a grant recipient include SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2025£5k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2024£20kArts for Brain Health - Monday Creative
The National Lottery Community Fund18/02/2022£10kCo-creating with Keighley's BAME Communities
The National Lottery Heritage Fund24/08/2021£10k"Keighley Arts and Film Festival - Heritage Performances"
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2021£10kKeighley Arts & Film Festival (KAFF)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/04/2019£10k"Keighley Arts & Film Festival Heritage Performances"

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with KEIGHLEY HEALTHY LIVING NETWORK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
KEIGHLEY CREATIVE£276k—0above—no doubt
KEIGHLEY HEALTHY LIVING NETWORK FY2025£1.1m—0below—no doubt
CREATIVE CRAWLEY FY2025£989k—0unclear—no doubt
CREATIVE LAND TRUST FY2025£950k——unclear—no doubt
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY FY2025£671k—0unclear—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.