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Registered charity · No. 1023920 · GloucesteriSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Art Shape Limited

Income
£707k
▲ 15.0% on 2024
Expenditure
£646k
▲ 11.8% on 2024
Reserves
£11k
▼ 9.7% on 2024
Runway
0 months
same as 2024
Spent on charitable work
100%
same as 2024
Trustees
9
5.0y av
Staff
32
▼ 2 staff on 2024
Volunteers
24
▲ 12 volunteers on 2024
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Overview

Art Shape Limited's network

9 people6 organisationsi9 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Art Shape Limited. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
David FinchChair2021
5 yrs
Antonia NobleTrustee2021
5 yrs
Cathryn Marie Gilmore-GriffithsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dorothy Helen WhittakerTrustee2025
1 yr
Hannah Lyons-TsaiTrustee2025
1 yr
James Austin-JonesTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jane FinchTrustee2025
1 yr
Joanne CalaghanTrustee2010
16 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or moreShow all 9 →

Board

The board

9 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
David FinchChair2021
5 yrs
Antonia NobleTrustee2021
5 yrs
Cathryn Marie Gilmore-GriffithsTrustee2021
5 yrs
Dorothy Helen WhittakerTrustee2025
1 yr
Hannah Lyons-TsaiTrustee2025
1 yr
James Austin-JonesTrustee2018
8 yrs
Jane FinchTrustee2025
1 yr
Joanne CalaghanTrustee2010
16 yrs
Jules FordTrustee2026
new
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Jurek Maj (2005-2012), Skye Denno (2004-2006), Margaret Anne Sloan (2003-2004), Susan Roberts (2002-2003), Justine Ann Haigh (2001-2002), Caroline Mary Scott (2000-2001) and 5 more. Full officer list

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
4.7y
median 5y
Longest tenure
16y
since 2010
Years in governance
6.6y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
8
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
4
of 9 on the board

9 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Disability 9Education/training 9

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 8Education 4Professional services 2

Succession forecast

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Network

Network

iThe large node is Art Shape Limited. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£200k£400k£600k£800k20252024202320222021£706.85k£645.89k£202.24k£435.64k
Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£786.85k£653.24k£748.69k£614.65k£706.85k
Total expenditure£708.27k£629.78k£653.21k£577.88k£645.89k
Government income
Government contracts£380.23k£231.89k£573.47k£258.08k£202.24k
Government grants£67.65k£31.86k£64.01k£153.40k£435.64k
Income by source
Donations and legacies£901£720£5.59k£2.02k£1.20k
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0£0
Charitable activities£774.12k£627.24k£739.38k£601.76k£691.06k
Other trading activities£0£23.34k£0£0£0
Investments£2.10k£1.94k£3.72k£10.87k£14.58k
Endowments£0£0£0£0£0
Other income£9.74k£0£0£0£0
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£697.81k£545.02k£653.21k£577.88k£645.89k
Raising funds£10.46k£84.76k£0£0£0
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0
Governance£2.00k£2.10k£3.11k£2.92k£9.39k
Investment management£0£0£0£0£0
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0£0
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£1m-£500k£0£500k£1m20252024202320222021£502.65k
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Own use assets£0£0£0£0£0
Long-term investments£0£0£0£0£0
Other assets£783.85k£649.83k£747.37k£962.40k£965.25k
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£497.87k£340.39k£342.45k£520.72k£462.60k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£285.98k£309.44k£404.92k£441.68k£502.65k
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£200k£400k£600k20252024202320222021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Unrestricted funds£10.55k£14.22k£364.91k£12.49k£11.28k
Restricted funds£275.43k£295.22k£40.00k£429.20k£491.37k
Endowment funds£0£0£0£0£0
Total funds£285.98k£309.44k£404.92k£441.68k£502.65k
Reservesas declared by the charity£10.55k£14.22k£20.66k£12.49k£11.28k
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£783.85k£649.83k£747.37k£962.40k£965.25k
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202618 November 202518 November 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202431 January 202516 January 202516 January 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202331 January 202424 January 202424 January 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202231 January 202312 January 202312 January 2023On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202131 January 202211 January 202211 January 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 02699644 has made 33 accounts filings since 1993. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 March 20252 October 2025Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 March 202429 November 2024Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages
31 March 20239 December 2023Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 March 202213 October 2022Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages
31 March 202117 November 2021Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 March 202027 October 2020Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 201913 October 2019Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 201818 January 2019Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 March 20177 December 2017Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 201617 December 2016Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 201527 January 2016Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 20148 September 2014Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 March 20131 October 2013Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages
31 March 201220 September 2012Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages
31 March 201115 August 2011Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages
31 March 201016 December 2010Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages
31 March 200926 August 2009Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages
31 March 200826 January 2009Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages
31 March 200717 January 2008Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages
31 March 200628 July 2006Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages
31 March 20055 October 2005Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages
31 March 200410 September 2004Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages
31 March 20036 August 2003Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)24 pages
31 March 20028 August 2002Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages
31 March 200115 August 2001Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages
31 March 200017 January 2001Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages
31 March 19998 December 1999Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages
31 March 199813 January 1999Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
31 March 199711 December 1997Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
31 March 199621 January 1997Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
31 March 199512 December 1995Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)9 pages
31 March 199430 October 1994Small accountsNot online
31 March 199311 November 1993Full accountsNot online
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Public contracts won

iFrom Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contracts are matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode, never by fuzzy name. For a company, contracts awarded to companies it owns through Companies House ownership data are included and labelled. A value shown as not stated is one the notice does not give (or gives as 0 or 1). Every contract links to its source notice.

2 contracts · £652,019 total published value

  • iSource: Find a TenderPublished by Cabinet Office (Find a Tender Service). Notice 077252-2026. Awarded 13 Aug 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Find a Tender ↗
    Gloucestershire Adult Skills Programme 2026- 2027
    Buyer
    Gloucestershire County Council
    Value
    £390,000
    Awarded
    13 Aug 2026
    What

    Gloucestershire County is seeking suppliers to deliver a series of courses for the Community and Adult skills programme 2026-2027. The contracts are expected to last no longer than12 months, ending July 2026. The total value of the contracts for 2026/ 2027 will not exceed £250,000. There are 4 Lots. Lots 1 First Steps Lot 2 Employability Lot 3 Adults with Learning Difficulties and/or Disabilities (ALDD) training Lot 4 Local Flex (Responding to identified/emerging local training needs) There will be the option for two further one year extensions, 1 plus 1, plus 1, subject to contract review and DfE funding.

  • iSource: Contracts FinderPublished by Crown Commercial Service (Contracts Finder). Notice ed61f60c-300a-40c5-979c-df32a0686f12. Awarded 1 Oct 2025. Open Government Licence v3.0.View the notice on Contracts Finder ↗
    General 2025/2026 adult education further competitions
    Buyer
    Gloucestershire County Council
    Value
    £262,019
    Awarded
    1 Oct 2025
    What

    Mini Competitions from the adult education framework. Multi contracts awarded under the framework

Funding received

11 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 5 July 2005 to 14 August 2025.
Total from published grants
£222k
£222,266
Grants
11
published to 360Giving
Funders
5
distinct funders
Latest grant
Aug 2025
14 August 2025

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

5 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund3£129,1702005 to 2020
Barnwood Trust5£45,4082020 to 2025
People's Health Trust1£26,1882015
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales1£16,5002012
Garfield Weston Foundation1£5,0002018

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
14 August 2025Barnwood TrustAccessibility Fund£19,550
3 December 2024Barnwood TrustSmall Grants£9,978
11 May 2021Barnwood TrustOrganisational and Groups Funding£8,880
16 June 2020Barnwood TrustOrganisational and Groups Funding£6,000
22 April 2020The National Lottery Community FundMas for More£9,360
26 February 2020Barnwood TrustSmall grants to community groups£1,000
25 July 2018Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£5,000
29 October 2015People's Health TrustVIA community dance company£26,188
31 July 2012Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to Art Shape Limited£16,500
13 August 2009The National Lottery Community FundArt-in-a-box£9,486
5 July 2005The National Lottery Community FundNew Horizons£110,324

Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN THE COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE IN THE ARTS GENERALLY AND MORE PARTICULARLY BY WAY OF EXAMPLE ONLY AND NOT LIMITATION, THE ARTS OF DRAMA, BALLET, MIME, DANCE, SINGING, MUSIC, POETRY, LITERATURE, GRAPHIC ART, SCULPTURE, CRAFTS AND DESIGN AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity
  • Other charitable purposes

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • People with disabilities
  • People of a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other charities or voluntary bodies
  • Other defined groups
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Where it operates
Local authority: Gloucestershire
Area of benefit
GLOUCESTERSHIRE as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 23RD MARCH 1992 as filed
Register history
  • 20 August 1993Registered
Previous name
Artshare Gloucestershire Limited

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 23 March 1992Incorporation documents

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

About

Website
www.artshape.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
Linked company
Art Shape Limited
Registered
1993

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