ARTS IN THE YARD

Registered charity 1197089 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Arts projects and community initiatives to support and develop residents who live in East Birmingham and Solihull

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TO PROMOTE ART, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AND WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.2. IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, ILLNESS, PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SEVERE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, PROVIDED THAT NEVERTHELESS SUCH FACILITIES SHALL BE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE.3. THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF, COLLECTION AND REDISTRIBUTION OF FOOD TO FOODBANKS, ADVICE AND INFORMATION AND SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER LOCAL SUPPORT GROUPS.

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

Causes: Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£177k

Latest spending

£180k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £3,255 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £45,410. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves of £17,229 are equivalent to slightly more than three months' operating costs, which they consider adequate to ensure financial resilience and continuity of services. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' operating costs (reserves figure: £17k)

“Arts In The Yard held unrestricted reserves of £17,229 at the end of 2025, equivalent to slightly more than three months’ operating costs of £15,000.” — page 17

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.

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 20
Government income: £154,042 — grants £154,042 (7); 87% of the £176,921 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 12
Government income: £193,943 — grants £193,943 (8); 95% of the £203,421 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 10
Government income: £45,683 — grants £45,683 (7); 26% of the £178,440 total gross income on the same return

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Bhavna Chaudhary
Christopher Daniels
Clare Marie Edwards
Ghiyas Somra · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisa Evans
SHEILA FOWLER

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Solihull

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£177k	£180k
31/12/2024	£203k	£188k
31/12/2023	£178k	£159k
31/12/2022	£206k	£192k

Common questions

Is ARTS IN THE YARD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £3,255 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total funds carried forward of £45,410. The trustees state that unrestricted reserves of £17,229 are equivalent to slightly more than three months' operating costs, which they consider adequate to ensure financial resilience and continuity of services. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention regarding the accounts. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ARTS IN THE YARD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTS IN THE YARD as a grant recipient include BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
BIRMINGHAM VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	FY2021	£5k	Grant

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/01/2025	£19k	New Communities Solihull
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/02/2024	£216k	WOYU: Women of Yardley Unite
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/04/2023	£10k	Arts In The Yard Weekly
Birmingham City Council	07/03/2023	£7k	Arts In The Yard - Project Extention
Birmingham City Council	31/01/2023	£10k	Arts in the Yard
Birmingham City Council	28/03/2022	£10k	Re-unite Garretts Green and Sheldon
The National Lottery Community Fund	14/01/2022	£10k	Re-unite Women of Yardley
Sport England	31/01/2018	£8k	Stechford Stars

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE RODDICK FOUNDATION	1	£93k
THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION	1	£85k
THE JOHN BOOTH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£25k
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY	1	£25k
THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£20k
THE ALICE ELLEN COOPER-DEAN CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£15k
THE REED FOUNDATION	1	£15k
WE ARE UNLIMITED ARTS	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OUTSIDE IN ART.

OUTSIDE IN ART income £572k
SOLIHULL SOCIETY OF ARTS income £44k
ART IN THE PARK income £66k
THE CREATIVE ART HOUSE income £854k
DORCHESTER ARTS income £618k
BROMSGROVE COMMUNITY ARTS income £409k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ARTS IN THE YARD	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt
OUTSIDE IN ART FY2025	£572k	—	below	—	no doubt
SOLIHULL SOCIETY OF ARTS FY2025	£44k	—	above	—	no doubt
ART IN THE PARK FY2025	£66k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE CREATIVE ART HOUSE FY2025	£854k	—	below	—	no doubt
DORCHESTER ARTS FY2025	£618k	—	above	—	no doubt

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