JUNCTION ARTS LTD

Registered charity 515303 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JUNCTION ARTS LIMITED

The principal activity of the company is the promotion and development of access and involvement in the arts through art and regeneration activity within the district of Bolsover.

Objects

1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN THE ARTS AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES WITH THE OBJECT OF INCREASING PARTICIPATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.2. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.3. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AND INTEGRATION WITHIN THE COMMUNITY.

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

Latest income
£539k
Latest spending
£483k
Registered
1984
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that Junction Arts achieved a surplus of £56,258 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by 23% to £539,124. Unrestricted reserves stood at £156,033, meeting the charity's stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence, noting dependency on continued support from Arts Council England and the bank.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure (held: £156k)
“The directors aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level, which equates to approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The trustees continue to monitor the position closely however they believe that the company can continue at its current level of activity subject to continued support from Arts Council England and the bank and they therefore continue to adopt the going concern basis.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee payments for services
“Monies paid to a trustee as an artist were £4,259 to L Maycock”
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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Junction Arts (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£539k
Total spending
£483k
Cost of raising funds
£1k
Reserves (reported)
£156k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£539k£483k
31/03/2024£436k£428k
31/03/2023£364k£345k
31/03/2022£293k£308k
31/03/2021£211k£238k

Common questions

Is JUNCTION ARTS LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that Junction Arts achieved a surplus of £56,258 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income increasing by 23% to £539,124. Unrestricted reserves stood at £156,033, meeting the charity's stated policy target of approximately six months of unrestricted charitable expenditure. The trustees report adequate resources to continue in operational existence, noting dependency on continued support from Arts Council England and the bank. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund25/09/2025£57k"50 Stories for 50 Years"
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£6kTapton Lock Festival
The National Lottery Heritage Fund27/08/2019£79k"This Girl Codes"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund17/05/2018£10k"Clay Cross Heritage Gala - WWI celebration event"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund26/08/2015£19k"JA40: A conservation and interpretation project celebrating Junction Arts 40th anniversary and our unique heritage"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund19/10/2011£49k"Combine-Farming Heritage|East Midlands"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/07/2003£25k"Diversify - Voices & Light"