Equal Arts Ltd.
Registered charity 517352 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EQUAL ARTS, NORTHERN SHAPE, T A EQUAL ARTS
Equal Arts is the Northern Region's arts & older people's agency. We aim to improve the quality of people's lives in the North East by enabling older people to have access to high quality arts projects. We work in res care homes, hospitals, arts venues & other comm venues & contract professional, experienced artists to facilitate each project.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £28,759 for the year ended March 31, 2025, resulting in total funds increasing to £404,703. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a designated Redundancy and Wind-Up reserve of £230,000, which reflects its policy to hold six months' worth of running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: six months' worth of running costs (held: £77k)
“the trustees aim to have six months’ worth of running costs built up in a Redundancy and Wind-Up reserve (within Designated Funds) to sustain stability.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- NEWMAN, Andrew, Prof — director, appointed 28/12/2023on trustee list
- CHAPMAN, Lyn — director, appointed 18/10/2023on trustee list
- BENDELOW, Harriet — director, appointed 23/11/2021on trustee list
- BEELEY, John — director, appointed 08/12/2020on trustee list
- WALTON, Anne — director, appointed 16/07/2019on trustee list
- FRANKS, Karen, Dr — director, appointed 20/03/2018on trustee list
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
- Anne Waltonchair
- Andrew Newman
- Dr Karen Lisa Franks
- Harriet Bendelow
- John Beeley
- Lyn Chapman
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Equal Arts Ltd. financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated an operating surplus of £28,759 for the year ended March 31, 2025, resulting in total funds increasing to £404,703. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to continue as a going concern with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains a designated Redundancy and Wind-Up reserve of £230,000, which reflects its policy to hold six months' worth of running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds Equal Arts Ltd.?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Equal Arts Ltd. as a grant recipient include THE DULVERTON TRUST, THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE MCCARTHY & STONE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE BARBOUR FOUNDATION, W G EDWARDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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