CONTAINS ART CIO

Registered charity 1193931 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONTAINS ART COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

Development and delivery of artistic, cultural and educational activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE THE: A) ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH ACTIVITIES OF ARTISTIC OR EDUCATIONAL MERIT INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE PROMOTION OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER FORMS OF ART AND CULTURE, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY MAINTAINING ONE OR MORE ART GALLERIES FOR EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC; ANDB) EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROVIDING EXHIBITIONS, DISPLAYS, PROJECTS, PERFORMANCES, PUBLICATIONS, COURSES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS RELATING TO CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS AND OTHER FORMS OF ART AND CULTURE, INCLUDING THROUGH COMMUNITY AND SCHOOLS OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Somerset, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £80,498, which is above the charity's stated policy target of £45,200 to £55,200. The charity reports adequate resources for going concern and notes that its cash position was comfortably above the minimum recommended in its reserves policy.

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 6 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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Contains Art CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)
• Golsoncott Foundation — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)
• Heritage Fund — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)
• Fairfield Trust — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)
• Sylvia Waddilove Foundation — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)
• Somerset Community Foundation — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)
• West Somerset Opportunity Area — “Important amongst these are Arts Council England, the Golsoncott Foundation, the Heritage Fund, the Fairfield Trust, the Sylvia Waddilove Fo…” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Jessica Prendergrastchair
• Bryony Quinn
• Elizabeth McGrath
• Harry Paul Coucher
• Maya Hacker Clayden

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

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