COOPER ART COLLECTION

Registered charity 529462 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRUSTEES OF THE COOPER ART GALLERY

Maintain and enhance Cooper Art Collection, make it accessible to general public and to encourage and promote art generally in the Barnsley Metropolitan District.

Objects

A. TO PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A COLLECTION OF PICTURES AND OTHER WORKS OF ARE FOR AXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC AND SITUATE IN THE COUNTY BOROUGH OF BARNSLEY OR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF; B. THE EXTENSION AND ENCHANCEMENT OF ANY SUCH COLLECTION AS AFORESAID; AND C. THE PROMOTION OF THE APPRECIATION OF ARE AND OF EDUCATION IN ART AND ALLIED SUBJECTS.

Area of benefit: COUNTY BOROUGH OF BARNSLEY AND NEIGHBOURHOOD

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of (£16,052) for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £6,058,480. The trustees confirm that there are no material uncertainties 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

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.

• 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
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2022)

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income.

Trustees · trustee networks

• P B ELMHIRSTchair
• FIONA RUTH STEPHENSON · trustee of 2 other charities
• JOHN BOSTWICK MBE
• Katie-Anne Milner Cnclr
• Michael David Lycett
• Michael Naughton
• Moazam Joseph IQBAL kHOKAR
• Terry Brookes

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

Operates in: Barnsley

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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