CCEW Charity Commission profile

ARTISTS STUDIO COMPANY

Registered charity 1045067 · organisation 1045067

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
16 March 1995
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
03011540
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£3,018,996
Latest expenditure
£2,578,705
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Artists Studio Company, The Handbag Factory, 3 Loughborough Street, LONDON, SE11 5RB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ascstudios.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of the public in the arts; To relieve poverty by assisting unestablished artists to become self-supporting through their art; andTo promote and improve art and the production of objects and works of artistic merit.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
17 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,018,996
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,578,705
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,958,924
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,398,264
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,574,486
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,132,786
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
25 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
25 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,661,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,093,341
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
18 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
18 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,534,869
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,217,126

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
17 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,018,996
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,578,705
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 130001 140000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
31 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,958,924
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,398,264
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,574,486
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,132,786
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£3
Income From Government Grants
£49,050
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
25 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,661,818
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,093,341
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£170,833
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 110001 120000
1
Count Volunteers
0
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
18 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,534,869
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,217,126
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
17 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3018996
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3018996
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,578,705
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2578705
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
189303
Expenditure Depreciation
65586
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
540000
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£5,543,432
Assets Total Fixed
8145000
Assets Own Use
8145000
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,012,639
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,614,207
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£5,543,432
Creditors One Year Total Current
259306
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3354901
Assets Cash
£737,334
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
5543432
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
5543432
Count Employees
14
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
31 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
180000
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2746661
Income Investments
0
Income Other
32263
Income Total Income And Endowments
2958924
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,398,264
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2398264
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2301855
Expenditure Depreciation
96409
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,563,141
Assets Total Fixed
7631269
Assets Own Use
7631269
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£852,691
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,920,819
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,563,141
Creditors One Year Total Current
3304183
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
616636
Assets Cash
£564,324
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
4563141
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
4563141
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
49050
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2498101
Income Investments
0
Income Other
27335
Income Total Income And Endowments
2574486
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,132,786
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2132786
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2041951
Expenditure Depreciation
90835
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,002,481
Assets Total Fixed
7547675
Assets Own Use
7547675
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£916,763
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,461,957
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£4,002,481
Creditors One Year Total Current
1239519
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3222438
Assets Cash
£603,902
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3992493
Funds Restricted
9988
Funds Total
4002481
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
25 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
308132
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2336356
Income Investments
0
Income Other
17330
Income Total Income And Endowments
2661818
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,093,341
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2093341
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2019901
Expenditure Depreciation
73440
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
1336323
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,560,781
Assets Total Fixed
7516029
Assets Own Use
243587
Assets Long Term Investment
7272442
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,432,705
Assets Total Liabilities
£5,387,953
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£3,560,781
Creditors One Year Total Current
669124
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
4718829
Assets Cash
£1,025,356
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
3560781
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
3560781
Count Employees
11
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
18 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
193291
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2327656
Income Investments
0
Income Other
13922
Income Total Income And Endowments
2534869
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,217,126
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2217126
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
2133482
Expenditure Depreciation
83644
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,655,981
Assets Total Fixed
4350961
Assets Own Use
297283
Assets Long Term Investment
4053678
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,607,329
Assets Total Liabilities
£4,302,309
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,655,981
Creditors One Year Total Current
801527
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
3500782
Assets Cash
£1,261,824
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1655981
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1655981
Count Employees
12
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
206
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Defined Groups
Classification Code
105
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ARTISTS STUDIO COMPANY
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1995-03-16T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19/01/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05/07/1996AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10/05/2004
Charitable Objects
(A) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, (B) TO RELIEVE POVERTY BY ASSISTING UNESTABLISHED ARTISTS TO BECOME SELF-SUPPORTING THROUGH THEIR ART AND (C) TO PROMOTE AND IMPROVE ART AND THE PRODUCTION OF OBJECTS AND WORKS OF ARTISTIC MERIT
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE SOUTHWARK, SOUTH LONDON

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
224771
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
ASC

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investment