MATTHEW BARLEY ARTS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1202012 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The preservation and protection of good mental health and wellbeing among students who are experiencing, or are at risk of experiencing mental health conditions, through participation in creative music and arts projects and workshops designed to improve the lives of participants.The advancement of the arts for the public benefit through the provision of performances of artistic merit.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1) FOR THE PUBLIC BENE?T, TO ADVANCE THE MUSICAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS IN HIGHER AND TERTIARY EDUCATION BY ENHANCING THE KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE, ENJOYMENT, UNDERSTANDING AND PERFORMANCE OF CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, DANCE, CHOREOGRAPHY AND THE VISUAL ARTS, INCLUDING THROUGH TUITION, MASTER-CLASSES, EVENTS AND PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF PERFORMANCES OF ARTISTIC MERIT IN CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC, DANCE, CHOREOGRAPHY AND THE VISUAL ARTS. 3) THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING AMONG STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND TERTIARY EDUCATION WHO ARE EXPERIENCING, OR ARE AT RISK OF EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN CREATIVE MUSIC AND ARTS PROJECTS AND WORKSHOPS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF PARTICIPANTS.

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

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Registered contact address: Islington, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£7k
Latest spending
£6k
Registered
2023

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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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£7k£6k
31/03/2024£30k£34k

Common questions

Who funds MATTHEW BARLEY ARTS FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MATTHEW BARLEY ARTS FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE MARCHUS TRUST, THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MARCHUS TRUSTFY2024£5k
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2025Unverified read£5k
THE MARTIN SMITH FOUNDATIONFY2024£2k

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