Registered charity · Birmingham
The Northern Star Community Arts
- 7 trustees
- Income £86k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Solihull
- Website
- www.northernstararts.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Northern Star Community Arts
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£86k£68k
- 2024£57k£68k
- 2023£52k£77k
Earlier years
- 2022£64k£65k
- 2021£85k£60k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
THE CHARITY IS ESTABLISHED FOR CHARITABLE PURPOSES ONLY AND THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE TO BENEFIT THE COMMUNITY OF CHELMSLEY WOOD BY THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND FACILITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:(A) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING TO DEVELOP SKILLS IN THE ARTS;(B) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHING AND MANAGEMENT OF ARTS ACTIVITIES;(C) THE PROMOTION OF THE ARTS BY PROMOTING AND DEVELOPING COMMUNITY EVENTS AND PERFORMANCES TO FACILITATE PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS; AND(D) THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO IMPROVE THE PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION AND FOR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DECIDE.THE MAIN AREA OF BENEFIT IS CHELMSLEY WOOD AND THE NORTHERN PART OF THE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF SOLIHULL.
Grants received
12 grants · £548,988 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £389,733 (7 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £48,182
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £46,200 (2 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £35,300
- BBC Children in Need · £29,573
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Kris Chase-Byrne Chair since 2012
- Ashleigh Louise Houghton since 2021
- Catherine Mcnicholl since 2017
- Emma Chidler since 2017
- Kelvin Martin Mcardle since 2021
- Maxine Elizabeth Williams
- Rev Robert Nicolas Parker since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Kris Chase-Byrne Chair since 2012
- Catherine Mcnicholl since 2017
- Emma Chidler since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Kris Chase-Byrne Chair since 2012
- Ashleigh Louise Houghton since 2021
- Catherine Mcnicholl since 2017
- Emma Chidler since 2017
- Kelvin Martin Mcardle since 2021
- Maxine Elizabeth Williams
- Rev Robert Nicolas Parker since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1097090
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26TH MARCH 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 9TH FEBRUARY 2003
- Companies House
- Company number 04403293 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01217883402 · northernstar@northernstararts.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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