CHISENHALE ART PLACE LIMITED
Charity activities are those that meet organisational aims to promote, maintain, improve and advance education for the benefit of the public; particularly by the encouragement of the arts.
Objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PARTICULARY BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING THE ART OF PAINTING, DRAWING,SCULPTURE, PHOTOGRAPHY, ARCHITECTURE, PRINTMAKING, FILM, MUSIC, SINGING, POETRY, LITERATURE, LITHOGRAPHY, BALLET, DANCE AND DRAMA
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £78,574 for the year, reducing its total net assets from £383,573 to £304,999. The trustees' report notes that the financial reserve policy is to strive to keep twelve months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £304,999 are below this stated target given the annual expenditure of over £400,000.
What the accounts disclose
“Licence fees receivable 289,549”
“The financial reserve policy is to strive to keep twelve month's expenditure.” — page 21
Policies the charity declares
- 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
- 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
- Volunteer management
Property (HM Land Registry)
Trustees
- Anne Wynne
- Elizabeth Loudon
- Isabelle Hancock
- Lucy Kennedy
- MICHAEL REGAN
- Nadine Thornton-Dewhirst
- Sarah Musgrove
- Sian Harding
- Thomas Margham
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £324k | £403k |
| 31/03/2024 | £285k | £310k |
| 31/03/2023 | £387k | £292k |
| 31/03/2022 | £327k | £294k |
| 31/03/2021 | £275k | £263k |
Common questions
Is CHISENHALE ART PLACE LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £78,574 for the year, reducing its total net assets from £383,573 to £304,999. The trustees' report notes that the financial reserve policy is to strive to keep twelve months' expenditure, and the current unrestricted reserves of £304,999 are below this stated target given the annual expenditure of over £400,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2026 | £20k | Chisenhale Creative Community Programme |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 09/02/2007 | £7k | Tear Jerkers |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| BAGRI FOUNDATION | 1 | £698k |
| THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £543k |
| IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £111k |
| THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £35k |
| THE ALAN EDWARD HIGGS CHARITY | 1 | £34k |
| JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION | 1 | £30k |
| THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £29k |
| THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC | 1 | £20k |
Charities like this
- CONTAINS ART CIO
- ARTSWORK LIMITED
- Culture& Arts and Heritage
- CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE
- HELIX ARTS LIMITED
- FREEDOM FESTIVAL ARTS TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHISENHALE ART PLACE LIMITED | £324k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CONTAINS ART CIO | £330k | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| ARTSWORK LIMITED | £1.9m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| Culture& Arts and Heritage | £523k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE | £243k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| HELIX ARTS LIMITED | £501k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |