BEEE CREATIVE CIO

Registered charity 1192065 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BEEE CREATIVE C.I.C.

BEEE Creative undertakes a range of projects, across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and surrounding areas, broadly divided into two strands:1. Delivery of creative, community centred arts projects for all ages - commissioned professional productions, participatory workshops, in person and online2. Strategic development work to increase and enhance public access to dance/arts opportunities

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, LIVING OR WORKING IN HERTFORDSHIRE AND BEDFORDSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, IN THE ARTS, PARTICULARLY THE ART OF DANCE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF CLASSES, TRAINING, WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES.

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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Latest income
£224k
Latest spending
£144k
Registered
2020
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £171,311 at the end of the year, with £29,074 available for unrestricted general purposes. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Carol-Ann Washington, a trustee, was paid £41,674 remuneration and £1,250.28 auto enrolment pension contributions by the charity during the year. The payments are not related to services as a trustee and instead are payment for her role incorporating responsibility for the artistic direction, strategic development and business management of the Organisation.
“One or more of the trustees has been paid remuneration in the current of prior periods. Carol-Ann Washington, a trustee, was paid £41,674 (2025: £39,532.50) remuneration and £1,250.28 (2025: £1,191) auto enrolment pension contributions by the charity during the year.” — page 15
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

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: Bedford · Central Bedfordshire · Hertfordshire · Luton

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£224k£144k
31/03/2025£171k£191k
31/03/2024£204k£203k
31/03/2023£189k£123k
31/03/2022£186k£177k

Common questions

Is BEEE CREATIVE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held total reserves of £171,311 at the end of the year, with £29,074 available for unrestricted general purposes. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future on a going concern basis. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BEEE CREATIVE CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BEEE CREATIVE CIO as a grant recipient include PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATIONFY2023£169kArts-based Learning Fund

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/10/2025£20kBEEE Creative - Community Connectors Network
Sport England20/05/2025£14kCreative Connections
Postcode Lottery28/04/2025£18kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/03/2025£243k"Outside the Exhibit"
The National Lottery Community Fund18/04/2024£20kCreative Connections
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation13/09/2023£5kDance workshops in Silsoe for individuals with learning difficulties
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation27/04/2023£3kTargeted dance workshops for adults with disabilities and risk of social isolation across Central Beds
The National Lottery Community Fund02/12/2022£10kIG - Collective Joy
The National Lottery Heritage Fund18/08/2022£100k"PERFORM TRANSFORM"
Bedfordshire and Luton Community Foundation09/02/2022£25kMuseums in Motion: Luton
UK government22/10/2021£29kCulture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/09/2019£91k"Exhibit 2020: A Millennial and GenZ Childhood"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund22/08/2017£58k"Museums in Motion 2.0"

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 CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BEEE CREATIVE CIO£224k—0unclear—no doubt
CREATE (ARTS) LIMITED FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt
ALWAYS BEE YOU CIO FY2025£152k—0below—no doubt
HIVE BRADFORD FY2025£159k—0unclear—no doubt
SIGNAL FILM & MEDIA LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
CREATIVE CRAWLEY FY2025£989k—0unclear—no doubt

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