FIRST ART

Registered charity 1193429 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The advancement of the arts for the public benefit in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire primarily, and the Midlands region, nationally and internationally in the forms of collaborative arts, contemporary visual arts, performance, music, drama, poetry, craft, media arts and all other associated arts of the highest quality and calibre

Objects

(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE PRIMARILY, AND THE MIDLANDS REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE FORMS OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS, CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY, CRAFT, MEDIA ARTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND CALIBRE BY:(A) ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE ART FORMS BY THE PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS, WORKSHOPS, COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS;(B) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY COHESION, WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH THE COMMISSIONING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECTS ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PLACE, COMMUNITY AND EQUALITY AND INCLUSION; AND (C) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES IN THEIR LOCALITIES TO BE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED TO PRODUCE, SHAPE AND DELIVER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ENTERPRISES.

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £3,704 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £449,865 against total expenditure of £446,161. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £28,519, which is below the stated policy target of approximately three months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (calculated as £85,932). The trustees identify ongoing financial sustainability and diversification of income streams as major risks.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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
• Investing charity funds 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANTHONY TRAFFORDchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• ELIZABETH BARRETT
• Lucia Amber
• Margaret Anguish
• Mohammed Ismail Hossen Khokon
• Phillip Hargreaves
• SUSHRI WELLS · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Derbyshire · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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