Registered charity (CIO) · East Sussex
Underwired
Underwired is a registered charity (number 1180997) based in East Sussex, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Paul Nathan Martin since 2020. Latest income £65k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
The advancement of the arts and access to the arts, and the promotion of equality and diversity by:a) Actively seeking to support comprehensive access to live theatre and the arts, particularly in communities where there is limited opportunity. b)...
- 6 trustees
- Income £65k (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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Website
- www.underwiredproductions.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£65k£36k
- 2024£47k£109k
- 2023£70k£82k
Earlier years
- 2022£77k£4k
- 2021£21k£4k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 5%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
The advancement of the arts and access to the arts, and the promotion of equality and diversity by:a) Actively seeking to support comprehensive access to live theatre and the arts, particularly in communities where there is limited opportunity. b) Empowering and providing opportunities for children with disabilities and / or from disadvantaged backgrounds. c) Aiming to remove physical and financial barriers to enable those from disadvantaged backgrounds to access live theatre and the arts. d) In meeting the above aims we will seek to provide opportunities and experience for people from underrepresented groups looking to work in the arts.
Grants received
7 grants · £170,372 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 · £95,000
- Postcode Society Trust · £58,372 (2 grants)
- Sussex Community Foundation · £15,000 (3 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £2,000
Most recent
- Postcode Society Trust
- Postcode Society Trust
- 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.
6 trustees on the board
- Paul Nathan Martin Chair since 2020
- Gregory Stephen Cooke since 2021
- Mark Nicholas Howroyd Price since 2020
- Michelle Evelyn Garrett since 2022
- Sophie Hazlewood since 2021
- Victoria Cooke since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Paul Nathan Martin Chair since 2020
- Mark Nicholas Howroyd Price since 2020
- Victoria Cooke since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Paul Nathan Martin Chair since 2020
- Gregory Stephen Cooke since 2021
- Mark Nicholas Howroyd Price since 2020
- Michelle Evelyn Garrett since 2022
- Sophie Hazlewood since 2021
- Victoria Cooke since 2020
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
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
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
- 1180997
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Dec 2018 as amended on 22 Jul 2024
- Contact on the register
- 07958743569
- 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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