HOMOTOPIA

Registered charity 1209684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Founded in 2003, Homotopia is a Liverpool based arts & social justice organisation making a cultural impact through art and activism. Our aim is to support and platform local, national, and international LGBTQIA socially engaged artists and creatives.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROGRAMMING, COMMISSIONING AND PRODUCING ART BY LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE; ANDB) PROVIDING SUPPORT, ADVICE AND GUIDANCE TO LGBTQIA+ INDIVIDUALS (2) TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION AND LGBTQIA+ IDENTITY;B) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS OF DISCRIMINATION IN SOCIETY AND THE ISSUES AFFECTING THE LIVES OF LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE; ANDC) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY LGBTQIA+ PEOPLE.

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £89,534, maintaining the policy target of three to six months' expenditure. The charity reported a net income surplus of £38,842 for the year, supported by significant grant income. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern purposes with no material uncertainties identified.

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
• 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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Laura Elizabeth Myra Hallchair
• Bindiya Patel
• Christopher Webb
• Joan Elizabeth Burnett
• John Antony Shortell
• Mx Tabitha Nancy Lamb

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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