CCEW Charity Commission profile

ARTICHOKE TRUST

Registered charity 1112716 · organisation 4019798

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
13 January 2006
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
05429030
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,149,034
Latest expenditure
£1,850,556
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Artichoke Trust, Toynbee Studios, 28 Commercial Street, LONDON, E1 6AB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.artichoke.uk.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Artichoke Trust is a creative company that seeks to expand the artistic horizons of the general public by working with artists to produce large-scale, site-specific events in public spaces.

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
24 October 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,149,034
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,850,556
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
1 October 2024
Date Accounts Received
1 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,417,931
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,000,270
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
31 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,094,137
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,101,755
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
21 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
21 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,151,124
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,517,590
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
12 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
12 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£782,351
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,497,896

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
24 October 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,149,034
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,850,556
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£85,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
2
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
1
Count Volunteers
12
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
1 October 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,417,931
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,000,270
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
3
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
1514475
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 70001 80000
2
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
330
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
31 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,094,137
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,101,755
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£0
Income From Government Contracts
223494
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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 Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Salary Band 120001 130000
1
Count Volunteers
34
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
21 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£5,151,124
Total Gross Expenditure
£4,517,590
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£5
Income From Government Contracts
2095659
Income From Government Grants
£1,775,804
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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 Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
1
Count Volunteers
401
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
12 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£782,351
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,497,896
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
Yes
Count Govt Contracts
1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
39408
Income From Government Grants
£82,539
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
Yes
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 Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 100001 110000
2
Count Salary Band 150001 200000
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
AR25
Fin Period Start Date
1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 March 2025
Ar Due Date
31 January 2026
Ar Received Date
24 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
584350
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
521939
Income Investments
42745
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1149034
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£390,100
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,460,456
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1850556
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
16600
Expenditure Support Costs
114479
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
400000
Reserves
£1,504,591
Assets Total Fixed
2
Assets Own Use
2
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,699,768
Assets Total Liabilities
£195,177
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,504,593
Creditors One Year Total Current
195177
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,236,686
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1361298
Funds Restricted
143295
Funds Total
1504593
Count Employees
17
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
1 October 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
603427
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2737163
Income Investments
77341
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3417931
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£504,279
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,495,991
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5000270
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
16000
Expenditure Support Costs
112075
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£838,580
Assets Total Fixed
2
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,167,164
Assets Total Liabilities
£361,051
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,806,115
Creditors One Year Total Current
361051
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£640,948
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1738580
Funds Restricted
67535
Funds Total
1806115
Count Employees
21
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
31 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
660066
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
409728
Income Investments
24343
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1094137
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£334,217
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,767,538
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2101755
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10825
Expenditure Support Costs
105551
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£2,062,099
Assets Total Fixed
2
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,155,444
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,023,558
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£2,131,888
Creditors One Year Total Current
1023558
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,421,337
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
2062101
Funds Restricted
69787
Funds Total
2131888
Count Employees
19
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
21 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
1144771
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
3995734
Income Investments
10619
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
5151124
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£373,286
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£4,144,304
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
4517590
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10525
Expenditure Support Costs
160800
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,417,969
Assets Total Fixed
2
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,990,097
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,107,405
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,882,694
Creditors One Year Total Current
1107405
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,703,113
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1417971
Funds Restricted
464723
Funds Total
1882694
Count Employees
18
Consolidated 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
12 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
574472
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
199597
Income Investments
8282
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
782351
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£385,725
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,112,171
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1497896
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
8700
Expenditure Support Costs
246718
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
43816
Reserves
£780,816
Assets Total Fixed
2
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
2
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,191,130
Assets Total Liabilities
£281,166
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£909,966
Creditors One Year Total Current
281166
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,131,026
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
780818
Funds Restricted
129148
Funds Total
909966
Count Employees
19
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Country
Geographic Area Description
Northern Ireland
Parent Geographic Area Type
Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description
Europe
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
310
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Other Charitable Activities
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
ARTICHOKE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2006-01-13T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 APRIL 2005
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF MUSIC, SPEECH, DRAMA AND DANCE, IN ALL THEIR BRANCHES AND IN PARTICULAR BY PUBLIC PERFORMANCES.
Area Of Benefit
NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures