Registered charity · Ilkeston
Arena Community
Arena Community is a registered charity (number 1115569) based in Ilkeston, governed by 4 trustees. Latest income £431k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Arena Hope, Ilkeston Arena, The Project (trading name) (Charity Commission)
To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in such a way that they are better able to identify and meet their needs and to participate more fully in society.
- 4 trustees
- Income £431k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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 Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire
- Website
- www.arenacommunity.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Arena Community
- Registered
- 2006
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£431k£397k
- 2024£467k£505k
- 2023£316k£371k
Earlier years
- 2022£395k£403k
- 2021£409k£355k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially and economically disadvantaged communities of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire in such a way that they are better able to identify and meet their needs and to participate more fully in society.
Grants received
7 grants · £105,799 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
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities · £27,232
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £27,232
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £20,000
- The Clothworkers Foundation · £13,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £9,750
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
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
- Angela Butcher since 2023
- Desmond Buckley since 2025
- Jonathan Kirk since 2025
- Robert William Tye since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Robert William Tye since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Angela Butcher since 2023
- Desmond Buckley since 2025
- Jonathan Kirk since 2025
- Robert William Tye since 2018
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
- 1115569
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 1 MAY 2006 AND CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 NOVEMBER 2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 06 JAN 2020 as amended on 24 Apr 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 05116407 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01159442996 · helen.turner@arenachurch.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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