ARCADEA CIO

Registered charity 1198416 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We work to create equality of opportunity in arts and culture for disabled people in the North East of England. We do this by supporting and promoting the work of disabled artists, by enabling and facilitating disabled people to access all aspects of the arts, by assisting cultural venues to become inclusive and by presenting a programme of arts and cultural activity.

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Latest income
£334k
Latest spending
£318k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £15,948 for the year, with total income of £333,650 and total expenditure of £317,702. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £72,826, which is below the stated policy target of five months of expenditure. The trustees note that plans are in place to build reserves and consider the immediate future secure.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £73k; policy: 5 months of expenditure plus estimated redundancy and close down costs)
the fund for the year is £72,826, this is three months running costs and falls short of the target — page 9
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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Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£334k£318k
31/03/2024£340k£331k
31/03/2023£0£0

Common questions

Is ARCADEA CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £15,948 for the year, with total income of £333,650 and total expenditure of £317,702. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £72,826, which is below the stated policy target of five months of expenditure. The trustees note that plans are in place to build reserves and consider the immediate future secure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund10/06/2025£43k"The Arcadea Archive: Uncovering the History of Disability Arts and Activism in the North East"