Registered charity (CIO) · Altrincham
Hidden Altrincham Festival CIO
Hidden Altrincham Festival CIO is a registered charity (number 1175769) based in Altrincham, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Anthony Skipper since 2019. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Altrincham Open Studios CIO, Inch Arts CIO (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
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, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Trafford
- Website
- inch-arts.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025--
- 2024£51k£52k
- 2023£49k£61k
Earlier years
- 2022£77k£55k
- 2021£39k£35k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2023: Government grants 0%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, SCIENCES AND THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF ALTRINCHAM BY THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS, TALKS AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY DETERMINE
Grants received
3 grants · £55,929 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
- Youth Music · £28,719
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £27,210 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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.
3 trustees on the board
- Anthony Skipper Chair since 2019
- JO Cushing since 2024
- Stephen Sheppard since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Skipper Chair since 2019
- Stephen Sheppard since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Anthony Skipper Chair since 2019
- JO Cushing since 2024
- Stephen Sheppard since 2020
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1175769
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Nov 2017
- Contact on the register
- 07747620607 · info@inch-arts.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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