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BACK TO OURS ARTS LIMITED

Registered charity 1197763 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To deliver outstanding arts cultural experiences with and for the people of Hull, and also regionally, nationally and internationally. Targeting people and places of least arts engagement but open and welcoming to all. Offering opportunities to participate in the arts in different ways, including as audiences, participants/learners and as volunteers/hub members

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Latest income
£589k
Latest spending
£552k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £36,739 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £77,915. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient cash and reserves to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Arts Council England - NPO (54% of income)
“Arts Council England - NPO 320,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: twelve weeks of core operational costs and salaries (held: £41k)
“The Board of Trustees agreed to build unrestricted financial reserves to a level which covers twelve weeks of core operational costs and salaries.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: utilities recharges of £815 from Goodwin Development Trust while Andrea Mennell, the CEO of Goodwin Development Trust, was the Chair of Back to Ours Arts Limited. Andrea Mennell resigned from the board of trustees in October 2024.
“During the prior year there were utilities recharges of £815 from Goodwin Development Trust while Andrea Mennell, the CEO of Goodwin Development Trust, was the Chair of Back to Ours Arts Limited. Andrea Mennell resigned from the board of trustees in October 2024.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£571k
Total spending
£552k
Cost of raising funds
£18k
Reserves (reported)
£41k
Employees
6

Reported reserves equal ~0.9 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 3.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: East Riding Of Yorkshire · Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£589k£552k
31/03/2024£571k£541k
31/03/2023£112k£85k

Common questions

Is BACK TO OURS ARTS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £36,739 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £77,915. The trustees confirm that the charity has sufficient cash and reserves to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its going concern status. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BACK TO OURS ARTS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BACK TO OURS ARTS LIMITED as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kProgramme: Let's Create Jubilee Fund
THE MICHAEL BISHOP FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kProgramme: Let's Create Jubilee Fund
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kNo Poverty

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/08/2025£40k"We are Orchard Park"
The National Lottery Community Fund24/07/2025£295kBransholme Chat
The National Lottery Heritage Fund04/05/2023£10k"Portals Through Time"
The National Lottery Community Fund22/07/2022£284kBransholme Chat Continuation
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£10kShindig on your Doorstep