Registered charity (CIO) · West Midlands
Persona Arts
Persona Arts is a registered charity (number 1197297) based in West Midlands, governed by 6 trustees. Latest income £28k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 6 trustees
- Income £28k (2026)
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
- Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Walsall, Birmingham City, Coventry City, Dudley and more
- Website
- www.personaarts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£28k£8k
- 2025£25k£101k
- 2024£79k£15k
Earlier years
- 2023£26k£2k
Income trend, 2023 to 2026.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION IN AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR THE ARTS OF OPERA, CHORAL AND CLASSICAL MUSIC, IN THE COMMUNITIES OF THE WEST MIDLANDS AUTHORITIES, BIRMINGHAM,COVENTRY, DUDLEY, SANDWELL, SOLIHULL, WALSALL AND WOLVERHAMPTON BY PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID ARTS FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE STAGING OF PERFORMANCES, MUSICAL ACTIVITIES AND PRESENTATIONS.
Grants received
2 grants · £9,000 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
- Postcode Local Trust · £8,000
- The Postlethwaite Music Foundation · £1,000
Most recent
- Postcode Local Trust
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
- Byron Jackson since 2021
- Claude Daka-Hunter since 2026
- James Holmes since 2025
- James Oldham since 2021
- Toni Perry-Thomas since 2021
- Vincent Robert Edwards since 2025
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Byron Jackson since 2021
- Claude Daka-Hunter since 2026
- James Holmes since 2025
- James Oldham since 2021
- Toni Perry-Thomas since 2021
- Vincent Robert Edwards since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
- Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity
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
- 1197297
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 29 Dec 2021 as amended on 24 Mar 2022
- Contact on the register
- 07599 170762 · info@personaarts.org.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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