PHOENIX ARTS ASSOCIATION LTD — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 19 December 1995
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03136932
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £520,066
Latest expenditure: £510,517
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PHOENIX ARTS ASSOCIATION, 10-14 WATERLOO PLACE, BRIGHTON, BN2 9NB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.phoenixbrighton.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The promotion of the arts. The advancement of public education in the appreciation, production and practice of the arts, and the relief of poor artists, providing workspace, studio facilities and artistic advice.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £520,066
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,517

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: 29 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £498,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £526,713

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: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £505,962
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,121

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: 7 December 2023
Date Accounts Received: 7 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £481,521
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,642

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: 21 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £526,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £468,416

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £520,066
Total Gross Expenditure: £510,517
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £23,139
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: No
Count Volunteers: 9

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £498,544
Total Gross Expenditure: £526,713
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £16,600
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £505,962
Total Gross Expenditure: £529,121
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £25,150
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 7 December 2023
Total Gross Income: £481,521
Total Gross Expenditure: £512,642
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £67,304
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 21 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £526,367
Total Gross Expenditure: £468,416
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £130,771
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 35662
Income Other Trading Activities: 25310
Income Charitable Activities: 457004
Income Investments: 640
Income Other: 1450
Income Total Income And Endowments: 520066
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £510,517
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 510517
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2854
Expenditure Support Costs: 170192
Expenditure Depreciation: 5614
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £90,200
Assets Total Fixed: 376844
Assets Own Use: 376844
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £186,897
Assets Total Liabilities: £61,206
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £502,535
Creditors One Year Total Current: 61206
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £151,038
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 492542
Funds Restricted: 9993
Funds Total: 502535
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 30 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 66376
Income Other Trading Activities: 19525
Income Charitable Activities: 418359
Income Investments: 452
Income Other: 1250
Income Total Income And Endowments: 505962
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £529,121
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 529121
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3787
Expenditure Support Costs: 137303
Expenditure Depreciation: 6093
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £64,251
Assets Total Fixed: 388277
Assets Own Use: 388277
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £196,403
Assets Total Liabilities: £63,525
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £521,155
Creditors One Year Total Current: 63525
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £170,416
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 501155
Funds Restricted: 20000
Funds Total: 521155
Count Employees: 11
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 21 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 130771
Income Other Trading Activities: 20225
Income Charitable Activities: 345782
Income Investments: 0
Income Other: 29589
Income Total Income And Endowments: 526367
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £468,416
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 468416
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 2298
Expenditure Support Costs: 126271
Expenditure Depreciation: 6942
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £532,073
Assets Total Fixed: 400827
Assets Own Use: 400827
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £288,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £114,283
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £575,435
Creditors One Year Total Current: 83015
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 31268
Assets Cash: £248,063
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 532073
Funds Restricted: 43362
Funds Total: 575435
Count Employees: 12
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Brighton And Hove
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: PHOENIX ARTS ASSOCIATION LTD
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1995-12-19T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12TH DECEMBER 1995. as amended on 10 Jun 2018 as amended on 14 Feb 2025
Charitable Objects: For the public benefit to promote the arts; to promote equality and diversity in the arts; and to educate the public in the production and the appreciation of the arts; in particular but not exclusively by providing exhibition and studio spaces for emerging artists and those in necessitous circumstances due to their age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation or financial hardship, particularly in the towns of Brighton and Hove, and in other areas of the South East of England.
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE TOWNS OF BRIGHTON AND HOVE AND OTHER AREAS OF SUSSEX

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 153855
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: PHOENIX

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures