TEES VALLEY ARTS
Registered charity 515369 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CLEVELAND ARTS
Tees Valley Arts is a charity that uses the arts to create social change. We believe that arts & culture create societies and offer challenges to the status quo. Communities have a right to tell their stories which reflect their past and will shape their future. We will act as a catalyst for all communities to become cultural producers, galvanising creative action and championing positive change.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity entered the new financial year in a secure position with £29,382 in free reserves and £120,000 of funding already secured for the following year. This financial position is against a predicted annual operating cost of £132,000 for the new financial year. The trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £29k)
“At 31st March 2025 the level of free reserves was £29,382. This policy will be regularly reviewed by the Directors in the light of prevailing financial circumstances.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Tees Valley Arts (matched by registered charity number).
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/02/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Carmen Ellen Thompson
- Edward John Thompson
- Errol Alexander Theunissen
- Kevin Kenneth Howard
- Margaret Walters · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Darlington · Hartlepool · Middlesbrough · Redcar And Cleveland · Stockton-on-tees
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TEES VALLEY ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity entered the new financial year in a secure position with £29,382 in free reserves and £120,000 of funding already secured for the following year. This financial position is against a predicted annual operating cost of £132,000 for the new financial year. The trustees believe that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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