AKOJE RESIDENCY

Registered charity 1206160 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity provides opportunities to artists from the Commonwealth to undertake a residency in the UK learning new skills and developing their knowledge.

Objects

4.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:4.1.1 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THE VISUAL AND CREATIVE ARTS AND TO ADVANCE PUBLIC APPRECIATION IN THESE ARTS BY SUPPORTING THE WORK OF SELECTED ARTISTS WITHIN THE COMMONWEALTH TO PRODUCE WORKS FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN FROM, BE ENRICHED BY, APPRECIATE AND ENJOY;4.1.2 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF ARTISTS AND THOSE WORKING WITH AND SUPPORTING THE CREATIVE ARTS; 4.1.3 THE ADVANCEMENT OF SUCH OTHER PURPOSES AS ARE CHARITABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the company generated a surplus of £3,683 for the year ended 30 April 2025, with total income of £105,000 and total costs of £101,317. Per the directors' report, the company is entitled to the small companies exemption and has not required an audit. The directors confirm adequate resources for going concern, with net current assets matching the year-end surplus of £3,683.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Khalil Akarchair
• Babatunde Jallah Epega
• Oghenemaro Miles Itoje
• Viresh Minesh Patel ACA

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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• CONTAINS ART CIO income £330k
• AUDIOACTIVE income £1.4m
• ARTS AND HOMELESSNESS INTERNATIONAL income £322k
• RAOS MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY income £117k
• ARTISTS STUDIO COMPANY income £3.0m
• THE AUDIENCE AGENCY income £2.7m

Side by side with its peers

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