Registered charity · Manchester
Community Arts Northwest
Community Arts Northwest is a registered charity (number 277135) based in Manchester, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Dr Rajesh Ramanbhai Patel since 2016. Latest income £292k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
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- 6 trustees
- Income £292k (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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Bolton, Bury, Manchester City, Oldham and more
- Website
- www.comartsnw.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Community Arts North West LTD.
- Registered
- 1980
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£292k£298k
- 2024£327k£306k
- 2023£329k£301k
Earlier years
- 2022£345k£334k
- 2021£336k£241k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF NEIGHBOURHOODS AND AREAS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ESPECIALLY THE NORTH WEST THEROF TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND AESTHETIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.
Grants received
18 grants · £1,451,674 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 · £689,948 (7 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £394,222 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £199,904 (3 grants)
- Youth Music · £90,000 (3 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £57,600
Most recent
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- Dr Rajesh Ramanbhai Patel Chair since 2016
- Denis Skelton since 2022
- Julie Ryder since 2024
- Rebecca Davis since 2023
- Remi Adefeysian since 2022
- Sherelle Zandra Marilyn Fairweather since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Rajesh Ramanbhai Patel Chair since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Dr Rajesh Ramanbhai Patel Chair since 2016
- Julie Ryder since 2024
- Rebecca Davis since 2023
- Remi Adefeysian since 2022
- Sherelle Zandra Marilyn Fairweather since 2022
Portfolio (1)
- Denis Skelton since 2022
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
- 277135
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPOATED 16TH NOVEMBER 1978 AS 16TH NOVEMBER 1979 AND 9TH JULY 1980.
- Companies House
- Company number 01400213 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07305611710 · admin@comartsnw.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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