NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD

Registered charity 701598 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To foster and promote the maintenance, improvement and development of knowledge understanding and appreciation of the arts amongst the inhabitants of the North East of England and to facilitate the same, establish and artists resource centre for the community and to provide workshops, studio, educational, performance and exhibition facilities and resources as a public service.

Objects

TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AMONGST THE INHABITANTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND TO FACILITIATE THE SAME, ESTABLISH AND ARTISTS RESOURCE CENTRE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND TO PROVIDE WORKSHOPS, STUDIO, EDUCATIONAL, PERFORMANCE AND EXHIBITION FACILITIES AND RESOURCES AS A PUBLIC SERVICE.

Area of benefit: SEE OBJECT

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 ended the year with a bank balance of £88,683 and total unrestricted funds of £162,587, which is below the trustees' stated ideal reserves target of £80,000 when considering the total fund position of £193,786 against the specific reserves policy. Per the trustees' report, the charity achieved its target for reserved funds and remains confident in its ability to continue operations and invest in programme development.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• 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
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Jonathan Mark Oldchair
• HELEN ELIZABETH BURNS
• Kay Tilley
• MICHAEL JOHN TILLEY
• Paul Robert Grainger
• Peter Charles Kenrick

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

Operates in: Newcastle Upon Tyne City

Income and spending

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• ARTSWORK LIMITED income £1.9m
• CUSTOMS HOUSE TRUST LIMITED income £3.1m
• CONTAINS ART CIO income £330k
• NORTHAMPTONSHIRE MUSIC AND PERFORMING ARTS TRUST income £5.6m
• UCHELDRE CENTRE income £3.0m
• THE CONWY ARTS TRUST income £149k

Side by side with its peers

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