HELIX ARTS LIMITED
Registered charity 700956 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTISTS AGENCY
To educate the general public in the arts, especially by enabling members of the public to work alongside artists producing works of high artistic class, and by the fostering and promotion of the participation in the arts within the North East region to address issues of social exclusion.
Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,198 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £317,218. The trustees confirm that this reserve level falls within their stated policy target of three to six months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no matters were identified requiring further attention.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' running costs £110,000 and no more than six months' running costs £220,000 (held: £317k)
“the charity aims to achieve reserves equivalent to at least three months' running costs £110,000 and no more than six months' running costs £220,000.”
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.
- MILLER, Paul — director, appointed 01/09/2026not on trustee list
- GIRDLESTONE, David — director, appointed 01/09/2026on trustee list
- ZOLFAGHARI, Siamak — director, appointed 14/02/2026on trustee list
- KELLY, Kathryn Marie — director, appointed 21/01/2026on trustee list
- RUSSELL, Lindsey — director, appointed 20/01/2026on trustee list
- MURRAY, John Joseph — director, appointed 20/01/2026on trustee list
- DEVLIN, Ronan — director, appointed 01/12/2022on trustee list
- LAWRENCE, Chloe — director, appointed 17/07/2019on trustee list
- BUCKLEY, Mark Daniel — director, appointed 01/05/2019on trustee list
Official officers record.
- Chloe Lawrencechair · trustee of 1 other charity
- Akinola Oluwatosin
- David Girdlestone
- John Joseph Murray
- Kathryn Marie Kelly
- Lindsey Russell
- Mark Daniel Buckley
- Ronan Devlin
- Siamak Zolfaghari
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Durham · Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is HELIX ARTS LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £1,198 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £317,218. The trustees confirm that this reserve level falls within their stated policy target of three to six months' running costs. The independent examiner confirmed that the accounts comply with applicable regulations and no matters were identified requiring further attention. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds HELIX ARTS LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name HELIX ARTS LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE NATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR YOUTH MUSIC.
Known funders
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