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.

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.

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)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

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 THE MAYFIELD VALLEY ARTS TRUST.

• 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
• THE ROYAL THEATRICAL FUND income £679k
• ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-PRINTMAKERS income £123k

Side by side with its peers

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