The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

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Registered charity 1190098 CIO Registered since 2020

Operates: Kent, Medway

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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.

8 trustees on the board

3.4y median 3y
average tenure
6y
longest tenure
2
trustees past 6 years
7.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (8)

3
company-linked trustees

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 4Other services 2Professional services 2
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.

Also active in the same field

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Contact

Websitewww.ideastest.org.uk
Emailcontact@ideastest.co.uk
Phone07713865955
AddressRoom 5 1st Floor, 5A New Road Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6BB

Finances

£509,203 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£0£0
2022£494,080£309,634
2023£544,388£365,110
2024£421,312£467,242
2025£509,203£509,814

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/information

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS BY: A) ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE ARTFORMS BY THE PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS, COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS IN THE DISTRICTS OF SWALE AND MEDWAY PRIMARILY, AS WELL AS IN KENT AND THE SOUTH EAST REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. B) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY WELLBEING AND CAPACITY BUILDING IN SWALE, MEDWAY AND KENT THROUGH COMMISSIONING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECTS ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PLACE, COMMUNITY, EQUALITY AND INCLUSION. C) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING THE CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF SWALE, MEDWAY AND KENT INCLUDING THE AMATEUR AND VOLUNTARY ARTS SECTORS AND THE UNDERSTANDING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PRACTICE REGIONALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Jun 2020

Trustees (8)

8trustees
56median age
1aged 70+

Connected charities (0)

No charities share a trustee (from current data).

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