SUMMERTOWN ARTS COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1213117 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUMMERTOWN ARTS PROJECTS LTD.

The object of the CIO is the promotion of the arts for the public benefit, including but not limited to visual arts and crafts, dance, drama, music, film, literature and poetry through the provision of affordable and appropriate workspace; the provision of space for rehearsals and outreach activities, through particpatory classes, courses, workshops, public events and performances.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE PROMOTION OF ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, VISUAL ARTS AND CRAFTS, DANCE, DRAMA, MUSIC, FILM, LITERATURE, AND POETRY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AFFORDABLE AND APPROPRIATE WORKSPACE; THE PROVISION OF SPACE FOR REHEARSALS AND OUTREACH ACTIVITIES, THROUGH PARTICIPATORY CLASSES, COURSES, WORKSHOPS, PUBLIC EVENTS, AND PERFORMANCES. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

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: Oxford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total funds of £862,749, comprising £847,663 in restricted funds for the purchase of a building and £15,086 in unrestricted funds. The trustees report that the building purchase has been completed and the charity aims to build a cash reserve of three months' running costs for future operations. The filing confirms that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 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.

• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• 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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Summertown Arts Community (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Reported reserves equal ~25.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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

• Paul Derek Shuterchair · trustee of 3 other charities
• Darshan Sanghrajka
• Dr Susan Crow · trustee of 2 other charities
• Dr Susanna Belle Graham-Jones Dr
• Mark Christopher Spring-Rice Pyper · trustee of 1 other charity
• Nicholas Keith Hardyman
• Peter Garnett Street MSc FIOC
• Raymond James Pope · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with INTO OPERA.

• INTO OPERA income £80k
• O/MODERNT FOUNDATION income £456k
• CUMBRIA OPERA GROUP income £86k
• DARLINGTONOS (CIO) income £287k
• AFAN ARTS income £52k
• ART MONTHLY FOUNDATION income £202k

Side by side with its peers

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