BOW ARTS TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
Bow Arts provides over 400 artists with affordable, secure and creative workspace across east London. It manages an exciting London-wide education programme, improving the lives and attainment of thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Bow Arts also runs a contemporary exhibition space - the Nunnery Gallery - and a varied events and community engagement programme.
Latest income
£5.1m
Expenditure
£3.7m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £2.1m | £1.7m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £2.8m | £2.1m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £3.2m | £2.6m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £3.6m | £2.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £5.1m | £3.7m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31 · consolidated (group) figures
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £971k |
| Charitable activities | £3.6m |
| Trading | £316k |
| Investment income | £61k |
| Total income | £5.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £3.4m |
| Raising funds | £29k |
| Grants to institutions | £0 |
| Governance | £95k |
| Total expenditure | £3.7m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.1m |
| Total funds | £5.3m |
| — restricted | £176k |
| — unrestricted | £5.1m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £5.3m |
| Cash | £3.8m |
People
| Employees | 29 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Education/training
- Accommodation/housing
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- The General Public/mankind
How it works
- Provides Human Resources
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.