SCARBOROUGH STUDIOS CIO
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.
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.
What the accounts disclose
“It is the trustees’ policy to maintain sufficient reserves to cover staff and operating costs for three months.” — page 2
“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.”
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Sally Gorhamchair
- Adam Keith Brant
- Jacqueline Margaret Barrowcliffe
- Peter hunt
- Robert Charles Moore
- Robert William Edwards
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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.