Registered charity · Newcastle upon Tyne
Equal Arts Ltd.
Equal Arts Ltd. is a registered charity (number 517352) based in Newcastle upon Tyne, governed by 6 trustees and chaired by Anne Walton since 2019. Latest income £454k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Equal Arts (Charity Commission)
- 6 trustees
- Income £454k (2025)
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
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.equalarts.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Equal Arts LTD.
- Registered
- 1986
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£454k£425k
- 2024£341k£397k
- 2023£365k£326k
Earlier years
- 2022£374k£313k
- 2021£343k£262k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 8% · Government grants 7%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PRODUCTION OF EDUCATIONAL PLAYS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS INCLUDING (BY WAY OF EXAMPLE ONLY AND NOT OF LIMITATION) THE ARTS OF DRAMA, MIME, DANCE, SINGING AND MUSIC, POETRY, LITERATURE, THE GRAPHIC ARTS, SCULPTURE AND DESIGN. THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION PARTICULARLY FACILITIES FOR THERAPEUTIC ENTERTAINMENT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND FOR PHYSICALLY DISABLED OR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS OR THOSE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL ILLNESS OR WHO ARE SOCIALLY DISADVANTAGED WITHIN THE COUNTIES OF CUMBRIA, NORTHUMBERLAND, DURHAM, TYNE AND WEAR AND CLEVELAND.
Grants received
76 grants · £3,400,286 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 · £1,640,758 (12 grants)
- Northern Rock Foundation · £458,744 (9 grants)
- Community Foundation North East · £240,284 (22 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £236,700 (6 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £150,400 (2 grants)
Most recent
- 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
- Anne Walton Chair since 2019
- Andrew Newman since 2023
- Dr Karen Lisa Franks since 2018
- Harriet Bendelow since 2021
- John Beeley since 2020
- Lyn Chapman since 2023
Trustees past 6 years
- Anne Walton Chair since 2019
- Dr Karen Lisa Franks since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Anne Walton Chair since 2019
- Andrew Newman since 2023
- Dr Karen Lisa Franks since 2018
- Harriet Bendelow since 2021
- John Beeley since 2020
- Lyn Chapman since 2023
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
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
- 517352
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 21 FEBRUARY 1986 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 22 NOVEMBER 1989. as amended on 23 Apr 2019 as amended on 18 Jul 2023
- Companies House
- Company number 01992359 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01912611619 · information@equalarts.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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