PUBLIC ARTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 23 September 1987
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 02059168
Financial period: 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
Latest income: £263,180
Latest expenditure: £256,314
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Art House, Drury Lane, Wakefield, WF1 2TE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.beam.uk.net (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Our mission is to help people make great places to live, work and play in.Beam aims: * To create better understanding about the importance of the arts and good design; * To make stronger connections between professionals and the public; and * To celebrate the arts and good design in places and spaces as a powerful contributor to personal, economic and community wellbeing.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2027
Date Annual Return Received: 29 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £263,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,314

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 5 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 5 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £286,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,873

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £115,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,943

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 9 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £241,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,255

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 18 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £300,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £294,929

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR26
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2026
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2027
Ar Received Date: 29 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £263,180
Total Gross Expenditure: £256,314
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 12
Income From Government Contracts: 204000
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 5 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £286,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £267,873
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 10
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 233556
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £115,697
Total Gross Expenditure: £146,943
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 88058
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 9 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £241,899
Total Gross Expenditure: £243,255
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 186114
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2023
Ar Received Date: 18 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £300,473
Total Gross Expenditure: £294,929
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 12
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 233840
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

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

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: PUBLIC ARTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1987-09-23T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 26 SEPTEMBER 1986 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 19 DECEMBER 1986, 2 FEBRUARY 1987, 17 SEPTEMBER 1987, 23 FEBRUARY 1993, 5 NOVEMBER 1997, 5 DECEMBER 2006 AND 23 SEPTEMBER 2010
Charitable Objects: (1) TO ESTABLISH AND PROMOTE AND TO ENCOURAGE THE ESTABLISHMENT AND PROMOTION OF THE COMMISSIONING AND PUBLIC DISPLAY OF ALL FORMS OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES, AND IN THE ENVIRONMENT AND TO ENTER INTO SUCH COMMISSIONS.(2) TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION, APPRECIATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OF ART IN PUBLIC PLACES AND THE ENVIRONMENT, OF THE ARTIST IN THE SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WORKING IN PUBLIC PLACES, OF THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OF THE VALUE OF A QUALITY ENVIRONMENT AND THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND SUSTAIN THIS ENVIRONMENT FOR THE FUTURE.
Area Of Benefit: GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 184406
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BEAM

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures