Registered charity · Bristol
The Inspire Arts Trust
The Inspire Arts Trust is a registered charity (number 1111784) based in Bristol, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £126k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Inspire (Charity Commission)
- 4 trustees
- Income £126k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.inspiretrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Inspire Arts Trust
- Registered
- 2005
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£126k£130k
- 2024£75k£77k
- 2023£75k£65k
Earlier years
- 2022£38k£50k
- 2021£46k£40k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PEOPLE, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE, IN THE ARTS (INCLUDING IN PARTICULAR MUSIC, DRAMA AND DANCE).(2) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY, OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ELSEWHERE BY: (A) PROVIDING SUCH PERSONS WITH GOODS AND/OR SERVICES WHICH THEY COULD NOT OTHERWISE AFFORD THROUGH LACK OF MEANS; AND (B) MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR PROVIDING OR PAYING FOR ITEMS, SERVICES OR FACILITIES..
Grants received
9 grants · £35,531 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
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £15,000 (2 grants)
- Quartet Community Foundation · £13,931 (4 grants)
- Woodward Charitable Trust · £4,100 (2 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £2,500
Most recent
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Peter John Davies since 2025
- Richard David Collier-Keywood
- Sean Cavanagh since 2014
- William Douglas Browning Mcginn since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Sean Cavanagh since 2014
- William Douglas Browning Mcginn since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Peter John Davies since 2025
- Sean Cavanagh since 2014
- William Douglas Browning Mcginn since 2011
Portfolio (1)
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.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
- 1111784
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 11 AUGUST 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 26 AUGUST 2005 AND 15 SEPTEMBER 2005.
- Companies House
- Company number 05202978 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01454 414880 · info@inspiretrust.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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