Action for Arts Trust Ltd
What it does
Educational experiences for young people and adults via the medium of the Performing Arts.
Its charitable purposes
TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST YOUNG PERSONS THROUGH THEIR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES IN THE PERFORMING ARTS OF MUSIC, DANCE AND THEATRE SO AS TO DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY AND THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Arts, culture, heritage and science
- Amateur sport
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Provides staff or volunteers
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
- Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Throughout England and Wales
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined.
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £49,350 and spent £24,450.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £49,350 | £24,450 | Not reported | 5 |
| 31 March 2024 | £65,987 | £25,596 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2023 | £39,469 | £43,979 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2022 | £48,000 | £41,842 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 March 2021 | £17,998 | £2,286 | Not reported | 4 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 174%, from £17,998 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £49,350 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 50% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £39,200 from 2 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £39,200 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £39,200 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £7,200 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £48,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £16,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 7 grants to this charity since 2005, worth at least £51,365.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Mar 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £18,000 |
| 6 Sept 2018 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £7,000 |
| 2 Mar 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,850 |
| 19 Nov 2015 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,500 |
| 30 Oct 2013 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,750 |
| 17 Nov 2008 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,350 |
| 28 Nov 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £2,915 |
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Martin WilliamsChair
- Luke John Chapman
- Steve Allan Jones
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 10 January 2026, 21 days early | Received 10 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 | Received 31 January 2025 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 4 January 2024, 27 days early | Received 4 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 29 January 2023, 2 days early | Received 29 January 2023 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 15 January 2022, 16 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1093013
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 18 July 2002
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 8 MARCH 2002, AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 6 SEPTEMBER 2005.
- Company number
- 04390384This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- www.actionforarts.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Conwy
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.