Finance Score: 1
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 3
  • Reasonable growth: +1
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gov Income
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

ARENA ART AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION

To provide affordable studio spaces and an artists network and support for artists with particular reference to the areas of Fine Art, Craft and Design. To advance public education through the promotion of an appreciation for excellence in the arts.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received Government grants
  • There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/08/23£50£50£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/22£32£36£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/21£35£29£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/20£46£30£15n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/19£27£27£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/18£28£27£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/17£28£27£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/16£28£26£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/15£26£25£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/14£46£45£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/13*£38£38£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/12*£35£31£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/11*£27£23£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/10*£35£35£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/09*£42£34£8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/08*£15£18£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/07?*£38£46£-8n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/05*£54£37£17n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/08/04*£34£55£-21n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 28 years

www.arenastudiosandgallery.com

info@arenastudiosandgallery.com

01517079879

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Where it operates
  • Knowsley, Liverpool City, Sefton, St Helens, Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 37-66
  • CHRISTINE BITHELL Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Community Engagement And Development Manager
  • GERARD MCGREGOR Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artist
  • KELLY IRVINE Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Artist
  • PATRICIA MONTAGUE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Artist
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/08/1996, number: 1057842
  • Registered at Companies House on 14/08/1996, number: 03237796
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
19 returns made; AR13: 69 days late, AR12: 46 days late, AR11: 45 days late, AR10: 48 days late, AR09: 13 days late, AR08: 132 days late, AR07: 156 days late, AR05: 9 days late, AR04: 5 days late,
Main office

27 PARLIAMENT STREET
LIVERPOOL
L8 5RN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF AN APPRECIATION OF EXCELLENCE IN THE ARTS,WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE AREAS OF FINE ART,DESIGN AND CRAFT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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