SCARBOROUGH STUDIOS CIO

Registered charity 1193187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Oversees the management of the Old Parcels Office ArtSpace including; exhibitions, events, workshops, artist studios and other activities that advance the public understanding of art in Scarborough and North Yorkshire

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS IN ALL FORMS BY ANY MEANS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT, IN PARTICULAR A- BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ART WORKSHOPS AND CULTURAL LEARNING ACTIVITIESB- BY PROVIDING PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND DISPLAYSC- BY PROVIDING PUBLIC ART PROGRAMMES AND EVENTS.

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
£50k
Latest spending
£82k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £32,144 for the year, reducing its unrestricted cash reserves from £82,276 to £50,132. The trustees report that while they maintain sufficient reserves to cover three months of costs, their greatest priority is securing further funding to ensure financial stability as the organization expands.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £50k)
“It is the trustees’ policy to maintain sufficient reserves to cover staff and operating costs for three months.” — page 2
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“As our organisation is expanding, our greatest priority now is to secure funding to put the organisation onto a firmer financial footing to enable us to build on our success, sustaining our existing projects and developing new ones.”
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.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: North Yorkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£50k£82k
05/04/2024£161k£85k
05/04/2023£18k£14k
05/04/2022£7k£4k

Common questions

Is SCARBOROUGH STUDIOS CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £32,144 for the year, reducing its unrestricted cash reserves from £82,276 to £50,132. The trustees report that while they maintain sufficient reserves to cover three months of costs, their greatest priority is securing further funding to ensure financial stability as the organization expands. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.