EVERYBODY ARTS

Registered charity 1208271 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EVERYBODY ARTS CIC, THE EVERYBODY SCHOOL OF ART

We use art to improve peoples lives by providing access to skills, training and facilities via a wide range of learning and engagement programmes, including exhibitions, residencies and workshops. Our work advances the arts, in particular the visual arts, for the public benefit and advances education in methods of improving mental health and wellbeing through art.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT—(A) TO ADVANCE THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE VISUAL ARTS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AN ART GALLERY, STUDIO AND RESIDENCY SPACE, AND SPECIALIST EQUIPMENT AND TRAINING FOR ARTISTS;(B) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN METHODS OF IMPROVING MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING THROUGH ART.

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: Calderdale, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £943,739 against expenditure of £744,341, resulting in a net income of £199,438. Free unrestricted reserves were £57,954, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £65,981.67 (equivalent to three months of core operating expenditure). The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
• 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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Arts Council England — “Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and National Lottery players, we're beginning an exciting new chapter at Everybody Arts.” (source page)
• National Lottery players — “Thanks to funding from Arts Council England and National Lottery players, we're beginning an exciting new chapter at Everybody Arts.” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2025)

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: Charitable activities (100% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Yvonne Carmichaelchair
• Andrew Philip Vaughan
• Christopher David Sands DUniv
• DAVID LIAM MCQUILLAN
• John Charles Ross MA RCA
• Katie Nugent
• Michael Finkill BSc FRICS
• Rachel Clare Jones

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

Operates in: Bradford City · Calderdale · City Of Wakefield · Kirklees · Lancashire · Leeds City

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EVERYBODY HEALTH & LEISURE.

• EVERYBODY HEALTH & LEISURE income £28.7m
• ARTS FOR ALL income £198k
• ABUNDANCE ARTS income £68k
• EVERY-ONE (CARES) income £420k
• COACTIVE ARTS income £86k
• WYLDWOOD ARTS income £148k

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.