WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

Registered charity 276998 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WARE ARTS CENTRE

An arts centre in a heritage building with activities including the performing arts and community spaces. Conservation of a historic listed building.

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Latest income
£229k
Latest spending
£301k
Registered
1979
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £202,510, which is in excess of the Trustees' stated policy target of £75,000. The charity reported a net income of £5,751 for the 13-month period, with total income of £333,248 against total expenditure of £327,497.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
Room hires formed approximately 46% of income generation in 2024/25 — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £75,000 (held: £203k)
The Trustees have assessed that we should maintain reserves of £75,000 being the estimated amount needed to ensure the Southern Maltings project can continue should a major issue be encountered — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hertfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£229k£301k
31/03/2025£333k£327k
29/02/2024£235k£229k
28/02/2023£218k£143k
28/02/2022£201k£151k

Common questions

Is WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £202,510, which is in excess of the Trustees' stated policy target of £75,000. The charity reported a net income of £5,751 for the 13-month period, with total income of £333,248 against total expenditure of £327,497. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/10/2020£48kCRF20 Ware Arts Centre (Southern Maltings)
UK government14/10/2020£39kCRF20 Ware Arts Centre (Southern Maltings)
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/08/2020£25k"COVID19 Ware Arts Centre (Southern Maltings)"
The National Lottery Community Fund23/05/2019£10kSouthern Maltings Community Engagement
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2009£10kWare Arts Multimedia Project
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/06/2002£232k"Kibes Lane Maltings - A New Beginning"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED£229k0aboveno doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k0unclearno doubt
LANDMARK ARTS CENTRE FY2025£851k0unclearno doubt
NORWICH ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£1.1m0unclearno doubt
PEOPLE'S THEATRE ARTS GROUP LIMITED FY2025£345k0unclearno doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9munclearno doubt

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