01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 27 February 2008
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 06373488
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,581,388
- Latest expenditure
- £3,765,159
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE HAT FACTORY ARTS CENTRE, 65-67 BUTE STREET, LUTON, LU1 2EY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.culturetrust.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Luton Culture comprises arts, community centres, libraries and museums. Our facilities received over 1.45 million visits. Core library and museum services and arts development activities are provided free of charge with most events and performances subsidised.
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
- 22 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,581,388
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,765,159
- 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
- 13 December 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,016,262
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,542,398
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,832,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,303,572
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,991,787
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,635,935
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,541,137
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,314,318
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
- 22 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,581,388
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,765,159
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 141
- 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
- 13 December 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,016,262
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,542,398
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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 Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 75
- 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
- 21 December 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £2,832,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,303,572
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £1,456,775
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 76
- 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
- 30 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,991,787
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,635,935
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 1429
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,541,137
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,314,318
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 15
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
- 22 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2126322
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 817357
- Income Charitable Activities
- 633754
- Income Investments
- 3955
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3581388
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £721,152
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,044,007
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3765159
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 63680
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1138568
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 150919
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 257000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6197263
- Assets Own Use
- 4391764
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1805499
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £581,572
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,587,761
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,191,074
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 490734
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1097027
- Assets Cash
- £183,547
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5001547
- Funds Restricted
- 189527
- Funds Total
- 5191074
- Count Employees
- 45
- Consolidated 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
- 13 December 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2111912
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 692326
- Income Charitable Activities
- 209865
- Income Investments
- 2159
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3016262
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £594,160
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,948,238
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3542398
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26812
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1302739
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 156195
- Gain Loss Investment
- -386262
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 263000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- -48121
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6323236
- Assets Own Use
- 4523237
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1799999
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £890,735
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,096,126
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,117,845
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 716776
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1379350
- Assets Cash
- £656,820
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 4895537
- Funds Restricted
- 222308
- Funds Total
- 5117845
- Count Employees
- 44
- Consolidated 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
- 21 December 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1913232
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 641625
- Income Charitable Activities
- 276407
- Income Investments
- 821
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2832085
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £543,356
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,727,762
- Expenditure Other
- 32454
- Expenditure Total
- 4303572
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 32454
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1647538
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 158986
- Gain Loss Investment
- -137859
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 81230000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7605062
- Assets Own Use
- 4637561
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2967501
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £280,839
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,070,538
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £5,815,363
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 595616
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1474922
- Assets Cash
- £82,120
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 5703159
- Funds Restricted
- 112204
- Funds Total
- 5815363
- Count Employees
- 45
- Consolidated 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
- 30 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2095048
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 495971
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1400768
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3991787
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £387,462
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,213,313
- Expenditure Other
- 35160
- Expenditure Total
- 3635935
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 35160
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1341989
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 161587
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3222000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -417860
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £5,814,909
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7901908
- Assets Own Use
- 4796548
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3105360
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -7351000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,014,409
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,263,608
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£698,291
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 551192
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1712416
- Assets Cash
- £549,064
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -738091
- Funds Restricted
- 39800
- Funds Total
- -698291
- Count Employees
- 38
- 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
- 24 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3378041
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 262737
- Income Charitable Activities
- 900290
- Income Investments
- 69
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4541137
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £320,158
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,979,760
- Expenditure Other
- 14400
- Expenditure Total
- 3314318
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26114
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1343103
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 149238
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -4314000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 8219398
- Assets Own Use
- 4696178
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 3523220
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -9775000
- Assets Other Assets
- £596,394
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £2,899,076
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£3,858,284
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1055310
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 1843766
- Assets Cash
- £77,151
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -3904303
- Funds Restricted
- 46019
- Funds Total
- -3858284
- Count Employees
- 50
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Luton
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LUTON CULTURAL SERVICES TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-02-08T00:00:00
- Reason
- Transfer of funds
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3074138
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1081174
- Assoc Charity Name
- MURRAY BARFORD TRUST
- Charity Name
- LUTON CULTURAL SERVICES TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2008-02-27T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES (INCORPORATED) 17 SEPTEMBER 2007 AMENDED 18 FEBRUARY 2008 as amended on 06 Sep 2018
- Charitable Objects
- 3.1 THE ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE, ARTS, HERITAGE AND HISTORY INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF LIBRARIES, MUSEUMS, GALLERIES, LEARNING AND INFORMATION CENTRES, ARCHIVES AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES; AND/OR3.2 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE SUCH FACILITIES BEING PROVIDED TO THE PUBLIC AT LARGE SAVE THAT SPECIAL FACILITIES MAY BE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES MAY HAVE NEED OF SPECIAL FACILITIES OR SERVICES; AND/OR3.3 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTS ABOVE AS THE DIRECTORS SHALL IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE
- Area Of Benefit
- LUTON AND WIDER AREA OF EAST OF ENGLAND
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 520580
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LUTON CULTURE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling