Overview
Colchester Arts Centre's network
10 people6 organisationsi10 listed on the board. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is Colchester Arts Centre. The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.The board
10 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Goodwin | Chair | ||
| Anthony Clavane | Trustee | ||
| Anthony Roberts | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Catherine Spindler | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Elaine Barker | Trustee | ||
| Elizabeth Price | Trustee | ||
| Jaymini Nakum | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Julia Stephen | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
Board
The board
10 listediCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Goodwin | Chair | ||
| Anthony Clavane | Trustee | ||
| Anthony Roberts | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Catherine Spindler | Trustee | 2026 | new |
| Elaine Barker | Trustee | ||
| Elizabeth Price | Trustee | ||
| Jaymini Nakum | Trustee | 2021 | 5 yrs |
| Julia Stephen | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Leszek Werenowski | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Nigel Hildreth | Trustee |
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more
Former company secretaries of the charitable company: David Andrew Wells Allen (2021-2024), Stephen Christopher Lansley (2021). Full officer list
Board DNA
iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.Average tenure
4.2y
median 5y
Longest tenure
10y
since 2016
Years in governance
9.4y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
9
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
2
of 5 on the board
10 trustees on the board
- Louise Goodwin Chair
- Anthony Clavane
- Anthony Roberts since 2021
- Catherine Spindler since 2026
- Elaine Barker
- Elizabeth Price
- Jaymini Nakum since 2021
- Julia Stephen since 2016
- Leszek Werenowski since 2025
- Nigel Hildreth
Trustees past 6 years
- Julia Stephen since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Louise Goodwin Chair
- Anthony Clavane
- Anthony Roberts since 2021
- Elaine Barker
- Elizabeth Price
- Leszek Werenowski since 2025
Portfolio (4)
- Catherine Spindler since 2026
- Jaymini Nakum since 2021
- Julia Stephen since 2016
- Nigel Hildreth
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Arts/culture/heritage/science 9Environment/conservation/heritage 9Education/training 3Economic/community Development/employment 1General Charitable Purposes 1
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Arts and leisure 17Education 4Professional services 1
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Network
Network
iThe large node is Colchester Arts Centre. Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.Most connected
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Finances
5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.
Income and expenditure
5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | |||||
| Total income | £625.99k | £854.17k | £998.72k | £1.50m | £1.01m |
| Total expenditure | £322.47k | £652.02k | £901.29k | £1.12m | £1.07m |
| Government income | |||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | £491.00k | £357.85k | £303.53k | £611.80k | £275.88k |
| Income by source | |||||
| Donations and legacies | £615.44k | £492.59k | £403.09k | £786.44k | £324.96k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1.03k |
| Charitable activities | £8.33k | £361.38k | £592.95k | £666.64k | £624.02k |
| Other trading activities | £1.74k | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Investments | £483 | £198 | £2.38k | £42.00k | £36.19k |
| Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | £0 | £0 | £300 | £0 | £26.35k |
| Expenditure by type | |||||
| Charitable activities | £308.47k | £637.02k | £901.29k | £1.12m | £1.07m |
| Raising funds | £14.00k | £15.00k | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | £24.72k | £9.65k | £3.34k | £6.37k | £4.45k |
| Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £47.40k | £452.37k | £379.30k | £302.47k | £232.39k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £997.42k | £1.18m | £1.29m | £1.26m | £1.26m |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £359.33k | £747.00k | £685.96k | £201.46k | £185.96k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £685.49k | £887.64k | £985.07k | £1.36m | £1.30m |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £517.72k | £826.14k | £875.33k | £935.74k | £1.11m |
| Restricted funds | £167.78k | £61.50k | £109.74k | £425.78k | £192.87k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £685.49k | £887.64k | £985.07k | £1.36m | £1.30m |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £121.19k | £179.81k | £171.76k | £232.17k | £273.77k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £997.42k | £1.18m | £1.29m | £1.26m | £1.26m |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
On time for the last 4 years. 1 earlier year arrived late.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 18 November 2025 | 18 November 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 1 November 2024 | 1 November 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 13 October 2023 | 13 October 2023 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 14 December 2022 | 14 December 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 8 March 202236 days late | 8 March 202236 days late | Late by 36 days | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 01782715 has made 40 accounts filings since 1987. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 29 October 2025 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 22 October 2024 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 12 October 2023 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 22 December 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 4 January 2022 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 9 February 2021 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 13 December 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)30 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 13 December 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 28 December 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)27 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 30 November 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 22 December 2015 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 29 December 2014 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 30 December 2013 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)19 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 28 December 2012 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 28 November 2011 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 17 December 2010 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 25 January 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 3 March 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)17 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 28 January 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)18 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 2 February 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 2 February 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 29 January 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)15 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 3 February 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 7 February 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)14 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 5 December 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 24 January 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 4 February 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1998 | 21 September 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1997 | 26 February 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1996 | 16 January 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 March 1995 | 18 April 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)10 pages |
| 31 March 1994 | 3 February 1995 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1993 | 11 February 1994 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1992 | 26 January 1993 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1991 | 30 July 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1990 | 30 July 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1989 | 20 June 1991 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1988 | 18 June 1991 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1987 | 29 December 1988 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1986 | 23 January 1987 | Full accounts | Not online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 29 October 2026.
Grants
Funding received
18 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 14 July 2005 to 23 February 2024.Total from published grants
£1.9m
£1,862,886
Grants
18
published to 360Giving
Funders
5
distinct funders
Latest grant
Feb 2024
23 February 2024
By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.£4k2005
£5k2006
£4k2007
£2k2016
£194k2017
£738k2018
£191k2019
£400k2020
£294k2021
£20k2022
£10k2024
Funders
5 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | 11 | £1,737,633 | 2017 to 2022 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 3 | £110,000 | 2021 to 2024 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 2 | £8,253 | 2005 to 2007 |
| Paul Hamlyn Foundation | 1 | £5,000 | 2006 |
| The Tudor Trust | 1 | £2,000 | 2016 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 February 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Committee award | £5,000 |
| 23 February 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Committee award | £5,000 |
| 28 January 2022 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Investment Funds | £19,800 |
| 13 December 2021 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £194,204 |
| 12 February 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | WCF award - COVID19 response | £100,000 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Rebirth | £25,990 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Cultural Capital Kickstart Fund | £128,182 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | Survival | £51,986 |
| 1 April 2020 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio organisation 2018 - 2020 (SSO) | £194,204 |
| 1 April 2019 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio organisation 2018 - 2020 (SSO) | £190,695 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | Colchester Arts Centre | £499,999 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | National Portfolio organisation 2018 - 2020 (SSO) | £190,695 |
| 1 April 2018 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport | National Portfolio organisation 2018 - 2020 (SSO) | £47,674 |
| 8 June 2017 | Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport | National Portfolio Organisations | £194,204 |
| 29 March 2016 | The Tudor Trust | Grant to Colchester Arts Centre | £2,000 |
| 28 June 2007 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Magical, Mystical, Magnificent Creatures - Summer Arts Festival for Kids | £4,100 |
| 23 May 2006 | Paul Hamlyn Foundation | Children's Festival 2006 - The Natural World | £5,000 |
| 14 July 2005 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Piano renovation | £4,153 |
Who published this data
Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.
- Cabinet Office (11 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (3 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The National Lottery Community Fund (2 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Paul Hamlyn Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The Tudor Trust (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
About
Purposes and governing document
Register page (opens in a new tab)Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.
TO
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- Where it operates
- Local authority: Essex
- Area of benefit
- COLCHESTER as filed
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM
AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH JANUARY 1984 as amended on 21 May 2021 as filed - Register history
- 7 February 1984Registered
Policies the charity says it has
Governing documents at Companies House
- 20 June 2021Resolution
- 9 June 2021Memorandum and articles
- 12 January 1984Incorporation documents
Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.
About
- Website
- www.colchesterartscentre.com (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Colchester Arts Centre
- Registered
- 1984