THE SOCIETY FOR THE MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION OF THE ARTISTS FUND - BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 270585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTISTS BENEVOLENT FUND, ARTISTS FUTURES FUND

Artists Futures Fund supports artists in need, namely those experiencing economic, societal, or physical or mental health issues.

Objects

THE RELIEF IN NEED OF ARTISTS, THEIR WIDOWS, WIDOWERS AND ORPHANS, INCLUDING THOSE WHOSE NEEDS ARISE BY HAVING A PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £82,979 for the year ended 31 October 2025, driven by expenditure exceeding income. However, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,393,737, with £145,000 held as general funds representing 12 months of budgeted expenditure. The trustees confirmed that the fund has a strong reserves policy underpinning its financial health.

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 6 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
• 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
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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).

• The Eaton Fund — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• The Bukhman Foundation — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• The Hobson Charity — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• Chorley’s Auctioneers — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• The Norie Trust — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• The Derek Hill Foundation — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• The Privy Purse Charitable Trust — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)
• The Big Give Trust — “Artist Fellowships are generously supported by: The Eaton Fund, The Bukhman Foundation, The Hobson Charity, Chorley’s Auctioneers, The Norie…” (source page)

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2023)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lisa Geechair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Aurelia Maria Kassatly
• Barney Hare Duke
• Kate Rosser Frost
• Letitia Sophie Dyneley Bain
• MARLENE JOHNSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• MATTHEW COLLINS
• Michael Wormack

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARTS FACTORY LTD.

• ARTS FACTORY LTD income £738k
• ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD income £99k
• THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST income £110k
• THE FENTON ARTS TRUST income £182k
• ART WORKERS' GUILD TRUSTEES LTD income £442k
• THE ACTORS' BENEVOLENT FUND income £1.9m

Side by side with its peers

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