CURIOUS ARTS
Registered charity 1198108 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Curious Arts is a Newcastle Gateshead based charity championing and developing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual plus, arts, artists and audiences across the North East of England and beyond. Producers of award-winning Curious Festival, Curious Arts co-ordinate Queer Arts North and develop community-focused arts projects, artist commissions, youth groups and events.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that Curious Arts generated a net income of £92,053 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £178,292. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £113,292, which exceeds its stated policy target of £110,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £110,000 (held: £113k)
“The required level of Reserves is therefore £110,000. Curious Arts currently holds total Unrestricted Reserves of £113,000 at 30 April 2025.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Curious Arts (matched by registered charity number).
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Sian Broadhurstchair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Catriona Taylor
- Declan James Fahey
- Humira Imtiaz
- Paul Holliday
- Professor Catherine Sarah Chedgzoy
- Pui Chi Louiseanne Wong
- Verity Jane Bartesch
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CURIOUS ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Curious Arts generated a net income of £92,053 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total unrestricted reserves of £178,292. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £113,292, which exceeds its stated policy target of £110,000. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination of the financial statements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds CURIOUS ARTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CURIOUS ARTS as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC, THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION.
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