ECTARC LIMITED

Registered charity 328154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ECTARC, EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR TRADITIONAL AND REGIONAL CULTURES

Independent training organisation, encouraging language learning and exchange of knowledge, experience and good practice.

Objects

THE PROMOTION MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION PARTICULARLY BY THE PROMOTION WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT OF EDUCATION ABOUT AND IN TRADITIONAL AND REGIONAL CULTURES OF EUROPE BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS RELATING THERETO INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, BALLET, SINGING DRAMA AND DANCING.

Area of benefit: THE REGIONS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE IN EUROPE

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

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£97k

Latest spending

£82k

Registered

1989

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is in the process of winding up and distributing remaining funds to other charities, following the sale of its property and the dissolution of its trading arm. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £356,798, which is above the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure, despite the organization ceasing its primary activities.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (held: £357k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

RHIANNON WYN HUGHES MBEchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Adam Dawson
Susan Cheshire · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£97k	£82k
31/03/2024	£39k	£88k
31/03/2023	£43k	£99k
31/03/2022	£63k	£98k
31/03/2021	£56k	£103k

Common questions

Is ECTARC LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is in the process of winding up and distributing remaining funds to other charities, following the sale of its property and the dissolution of its trading arm. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £356,798, which is above the stated policy target of three to six months' expenditure, despite the organization ceasing its primary activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.