01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 29 June 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04738521
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,142,964
- Latest expenditure
- £970,924
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CHALKWELL HALL, CHALKWELL AVENUE, SOUTHEND-ON-SEA, ESSEX, SS0 8NB
Website recorded by the regulator: www.metalculture.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
We support artists from all disciplines by creating time and space for the development of ideas and philosophies around artists' work through, residencies, producing, commissioning, exhibitions, debate and discussion, touring and publishing. We ensure all our work actively contributes to civil society, through education, participation, learning opportunities, conversation and debate.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 10 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,142,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £970,924
- 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
- 4 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £970,725
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £826,163
- 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
- 18 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £909,125
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £940,905
- 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
- 1 February 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 1 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,133,944
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,526,296
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 20 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,464,441
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,142,859
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,142,964
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £970,924
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42500
- Income From Government Grants
- £764,929
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 37
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 4 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £970,725
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £826,163
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Contracts
- 42500
- Income From Government Grants
- £729,601
- 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 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 3
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 18 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £909,125
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £940,905
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 3
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Contracts
- 98500
- Income From Government Grants
- £650,361
- 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
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 1 February 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,133,944
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,526,296
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £8
- Income From Government Contracts
- 100335
- Income From Government Grants
- £640,985
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 103
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,464,441
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,142,859
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 2
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £16
- Income From Government Contracts
- 100000
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,261,434
- 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
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 10 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 4150
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 8751
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1118456
- Income Investments
- 11607
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1142964
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £5,036
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £965,821
- Expenditure Other
- 67
- Expenditure Total
- 970924
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 16565
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 126358
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6540
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £170,813
- Assets Total Fixed
- 23313
- Assets Own Use
- 23313
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £790,985
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £99,763
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £714,535
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 99763
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £758,116
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 506835
- Funds Restricted
- 207700
- Funds Total
- 714535
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 4 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1871
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 29589
- Income Charitable Activities
- 938762
- Income Investments
- 503
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 970725
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £63,065
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £757,886
- Expenditure Other
- 5212
- Expenditure Total
- 826163
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 8463
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 84692
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 10769
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £164,372
- Assets Total Fixed
- 26443
- Assets Own Use
- 26443
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £608,988
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £92,936
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £542,495
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 92936
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £570,053
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 493663
- Funds Restricted
- 48832
- Funds Total
- 542495
- Count Employees
- 15
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 18 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1232
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 21760
- Income Charitable Activities
- 886133
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 909125
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £71,378
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £869,527
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 940905
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 708960
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 5161
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £342,494
- Assets Total Fixed
- 38960
- Assets Own Use
- 38960
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £472,197
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £113,224
- Assets Current Investment
- 83977
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £397,933
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 113224
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £388,220
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 342494
- Funds Restricted
- 55439
- Funds Total
- 397933
- Count Employees
- 17
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 1 February 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2442
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 74555
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1056947
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1133944
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £69,584
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,456,712
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1526296
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 10500
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 732605
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6392
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £335,650
- Assets Total Fixed
- 47559
- Assets Own Use
- 47559
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £457,114
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £74,960
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £429,713
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 74960
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £416,479
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 335650
- Funds Restricted
- 94063
- Funds Total
- 429713
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 20 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3070
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 97169
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1364202
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1464441
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £69,055
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,073,804
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1142859
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4753
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 702198
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 8424
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £139,749
- Assets Total Fixed
- 58717
- Assets Own Use
- 58717
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £833,671
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £70,323
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £822,065
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 70323
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £793,303
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 335490
- Funds Restricted
- 486575
- Funds Total
- 822065
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Peterborough City
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Liverpool City
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Merseyside
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Southend-on-sea
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 107
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Accommodation/housing
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- METAL CULTURE LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-06-29T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 APRIL 2004 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 2 JUNE 2004.
- Charitable Objects
- 1. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND PERFORMING ARTS AND TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE PUBLIC INTEREST IN NEW ARTISTIC ENDEAVOURS BY SUPPORTING THE WORK AND ASPIRATIONS OF NEW ARTISTS. 2. TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL RELIEF AND OTHERWISE THE DEVELOPMENT AMONG ARTISTS AND STUDENT ARTISTS OF THEIR PERFORMANCE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PERFORMING ARTS WHO ARE IN NEED BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES BY THE PROVISION OF STUDIO SPACE AND SHORT TERM RESIDENCY.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 343594
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- METAL
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management