BATH ARTS WORKSHOP LIMITED
To promote, encourage and increase the appreciation and understanding by the public of the arts generally including dramatic art, visual art, musical art and literary art.To promote education in all sections of the community in the cultural and creative arts.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,380 for the year ended 31 March 2025, although unrestricted net current assets stood at £845,554. The trustees acknowledge the need to secure the long-term future of the company by matching income to costs and actively reviewing funding options. The charity holds a reserves policy target of £80,000, which is significantly below its actual unrestricted reserves.
What the accounts disclose
“The trustees have decided that £80,000 should be kept in reserve at all times as a contingency.” — page 5
“The trustees continue to actively review and consider all funding options and the Board has implemented strategies to match income to costs to secure the long term future of the Company.” — page 5
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (07/02/2025)
Trustees
- Alison Patricia Sian Born
- Jacqueline Herring
- James Thomas Walters
- Jane Warren
- John Andrew Whittle Butterworth
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £389k | £397k |
| 31/03/2024 | £388k | £401k |
| 31/03/2023 | £419k | £426k |
| 31/03/2022 | £356k | £321k |
| 31/03/2021 | £134k | £179k |
Common questions
Is BATH ARTS WORKSHOP LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £8,380 for the year ended 31 March 2025, although unrestricted net current assets stood at £845,554. The trustees acknowledge the need to secure the long-term future of the company by matching income to costs and actively reviewing funding options. The charity holds a reserves policy target of £80,000, which is significantly below its actual unrestricted reserves. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 05/03/2020 | £50k | "Hidden Heroes" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 12/10/2016 | £28k | "Field Hospital Centenary Exploration" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 30/03/2006 | £5k | "A Street Party And Cultural Gathering Will Celebrate Brunel 200." |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 30/03/2006 | £5k | Widcombe Rising 2006 |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/04/2005 | £492 | "An Award Has Been Made To The Bath Arts Workshop That Will Allow Them To Carry Out A 1940'S Style Street Party. Entertainment Of The Time W" |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 27/04/2005 | £8k | Victory Street Party |