BATH ARTS WORKSHOP LIMITED

Registered charity 266038 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as NATURAL THEATRE COMPANY

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.

Objects

1. 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. 2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE CULTURAL AND CREATIVE ARTS. 3. TO PROVIDE RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND FOR THOSE IN NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY, DISABLEMENT, OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTISE BATH

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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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.

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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• National Heritage Lottery Fund — “The National Heritage Lottery fund has awarded us two major grants to create historical participation events in local communities.” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/02/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alison Patricia Sian Born · trustee of 1 other charity
• Jacqueline Herring
• James Thomas Walters
• Jane Warren
• John Andrew Whittle Butterworth

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).