WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS

Registered charity 1196665 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as UNLIMITED

We Are Unlimited Arts is an arts commissioning body that supports, funds and promotes new work by disabled artists for UK and international audiences. Our mission is to commission extraordinary work from disabled artists until the whole of the cultural sector does.

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Latest income
£2.4m
Latest spending
£2.3m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £260,714 at the end of the reporting period, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £100,000–£120,000. Per the trustees' report, the balance sheet remains strong due to early funding from multiple investors, and the trustees consider the charity to be a sound going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £100,000–£120,000 (held: £261k)
“Initially estimated at £50,000, this minimum threshold was revised in July 2024 to a range of £100,000–£120,000 to reflect Unlimited’s increased scale and operational activity.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Trustees received fees for specific services (e.g., panel participation, feedback sessions) and access support/childcare reimbursements. No remuneration was received by virtue of being a Trustee.
“No Trustee received any remuneration or benefits by virtue of being a Trustee.” — page 54
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HPH, Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£2.4m
Total spending
£2.3m
Reserves (reported)
£261k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (95% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£2.4m£2.3m
31/03/2024£2.0m£1.9m
31/03/2023£2.6m£1.9m

Common questions

Is WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held free reserves of £260,714 at the end of the reporting period, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of £100,000–£120,000. Per the trustees' report, the balance sheet remains strong due to early funding from multiple investors, and the trustees consider the charity to be a sound going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by HPH, Chartered Accountants.

Who funds WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS as a grant recipient include THE BRITISH COUNCIL, ONCA TRUST LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BRITISH COUNCILFY2024£1.9mNot specified in individual listing
THE BRITISH COUNCILFY2022£750k
ONCA TRUST LIMITEDFY2023£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government03/02/2025£7kInvestment Funds
UK government20/12/2024£9kInvestment Funds
UK government09/02/2024£150kCapital Investment Programme
UK government13/10/2022£1.0mNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£1.0mNational Portfolio Organisations

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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 ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS£2.4m——above—no doubt
ARTHOUSE UNLIMITED FY2025£1.2m——unclear—no doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
HEADWAY ARTS FY2025£365k—0unclear—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
PYRAMID OF ARTS FY2025£342k—0unclear—no doubt

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