House of Imagination — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 17 December 2007
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06173241
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £116,139
Latest expenditure: £127,879
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: PO Box 5995, Bath, BA1 0AG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://houseofimagination.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

House of Imagination is an independent, arts-based action research organisation. It involves groups of artists, educators and cultural centres working in partnership to support young children in their exploration and expression of ideas in order to help develop children as confident, creative thinkers.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 27 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 27 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £127,879

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 11 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 11 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £105,613
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,912

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 5 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £131,112
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,906

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 23 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £67,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,657

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 15 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 15 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £68,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,339

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 27 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £116,139
Total Gross Expenditure: £127,879
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £86,776
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: 15

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 11 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £105,613
Total Gross Expenditure: £95,912
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £10,000
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: 10

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 5 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £131,112
Total Gross Expenditure: £149,906
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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 23 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £67,083
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,657
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 15 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £68,612
Total Gross Expenditure: £85,339
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: House of Imagination
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2007-12-17T00:00:00

Charity Name: House of Imagination
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2016-09-08T00:00:00
Reason: Transfer of funds
Assoc Organisation Number: 3983367
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 1088519
Assoc Charity Name: HOLLYHOCKS

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 20 MARCH 2007 NOW ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 3 DECEMBER 2010 as amended on 22 Jul 2019
Charitable Objects: THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY: 3.1 WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH EDUCATORS AND ARTISTS, AND WITH MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, THEATRES AND OTHER ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL SETTINGS TO SUPPORT CHILDREN IN THEIR EXPLORATION, COMMUNICATION AND EXPRESSION OF CREATIVE IDEAS;3.2 PRODUCING AND DISSEMINATING RESEARCH AND GUIDANCE ON CREATIVE VALUES, RELATIONSHIPS, DISPOSITIONS AND ENVIRONMENTS IN ORDER TO HELP DEVELOP CHILDREN AS CONFIDENT, CREATIVE THINKERS; AND3.3 PROVIDING INTEGRATED TRAINING AND MENTORING FOR EDUCATORS, ARTISTS AND THOSE INVOLVED IN OTHER CULTURAL SETTINGS IN THE ABOVE.
Area Of Benefit: NATIONAL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 481196
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: 5X5X5 - CREATIVITY

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures