Activities

As described by the charity on the register

To advance the education of people in the arts for the public benefit in particular the arts of drama, dance, music, motion pictures and the culinary arts, primarily but not exclusively, through the provision of financial assistance in the education, access and creation of arts and culture and, to establish and maintain an art gallery and/or museum and/or culinary art school for the public benefit

Latest income

£8.8m

Expenditure

£7.5m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £21.2m £582k
2021-12-31 £8.2m £1.9m
2022-12-31 £7.9m £3.2m
2023-12-31 £10.7m £7.9m
2024-12-31 £8.8m £7.5m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £6.4m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £2.4m
Investment income £0
Total income £8.8m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.0m
Raising funds £504k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £62k
Total expenditure £7.5m

Balance sheet

Reserves £54.0m
Total funds £56.2m
— restricted £0
— unrestricted £56.2m
— endowment £0
Total assets £56.2m
Cash £25.8m

People

Employees 93

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

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.