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CCEW Charity Commission profile

CURIOUS MINDS

Registered charity 1130988 · organisation 5002253

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
6 August 2009
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06775402
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£1,280,356
Latest expenditure
£1,166,380
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Pier 2, Wigan Pier, Wallgate, Wigan, Greater Manchester, WN3 4EU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.curiousminds.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Curious Minds is a creative charity delivering a wide range of initiatives for children and young people in the North West. We believe it is everyone's right to have the opportunity to realise their creative potential and we aim to make a difference in children and young people's lives through increasing participation in arts and cultural activities.

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
14 November 2025
Date Accounts Received
14 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,280,356
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,166,380
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
29 November 2024
Date Accounts Received
29 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,339,076
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,143,879
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
15 January 2024
Date Accounts Received
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,013,202
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,025,081
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
13 December 2022
Date Accounts Received
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,778,061
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,615,506
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
6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received
6 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,898,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,923,526

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
14 November 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,280,356
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,166,380
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
29 November 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,339,076
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,143,879
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
1
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
41338
Income From Government Grants
£1,500
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
0
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
15 January 2024
Total Gross Income
£2,013,202
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,025,081
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£46,903
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 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
13 December 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,778,061
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,615,506
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£22,315
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Volunteers
0
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
6 January 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,898,750
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,923,526
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£40,083
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
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
14 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
9838
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1213787
Income Investments
47331
Income Other
9400
Income Total Income And Endowments
1280356
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,166,380
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1166380
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
20039
Expenditure Governance
10518
Expenditure Support Costs
274479
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£500,539
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,530,798
Assets Total Liabilities
£56,492
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,474,306
Creditors One Year Total Current
56492
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,441,966
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1263167
Funds Restricted
211139
Funds Total
1474306
Count Employees
16
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
29 November 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
18743
Income Other Trading Activities
84438
Income Charitable Activities
1198049
Income Investments
36846
Income Other
1000
Income Total Income And Endowments
1339076
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,143,879
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1143879
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
15985
Expenditure Governance
8950
Expenditure Support Costs
301448
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£621,869
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,420,362
Assets Total Liabilities
£60,032
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,360,330
Creditors One Year Total Current
60032
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,386,376
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1140542
Funds Restricted
219788
Funds Total
1360330
Count Employees
14
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
15 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
655
Income Other Trading Activities
57305
Income Charitable Activities
1938023
Income Investments
16368
Income Other
851
Income Total Income And Endowments
2013202
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,025,081
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2025081
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
494570
Expenditure Governance
7826
Expenditure Support Costs
342668
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,020,073
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,387,152
Assets Total Liabilities
£222,019
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,165,133
Creditors One Year Total Current
222019
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,232,926
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1020073
Funds Restricted
145060
Funds Total
1165133
Count Employees
24
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
13 December 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
12
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1711485
Income Investments
4494
Income Other
62069
Income Total Income And Endowments
1778060
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,615,506
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1615506
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
286720
Expenditure Governance
8347
Expenditure Support Costs
347726
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£481,491
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,309,677
Assets Total Liabilities
£132,665
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,177,012
Creditors One Year Total Current
132665
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,180,041
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
700033
Funds Restricted
476979
Funds Total
1177012
Count Employees
21
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
6 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
5000
Income Other Trading Activities
22540
Income Charitable Activities
1864386
Income Investments
6824
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1898750
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,923,526
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1923526
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
474192
Expenditure Governance
8642
Expenditure Support Costs
369799
Expenditure Depreciation
0
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£458,773
Assets Total Fixed
0
Assets Own Use
0
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,200,402
Assets Total Liabilities
£185,945
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,014,457
Creditors One Year Total Current
185945
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,101,276
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
610070
Funds Restricted
404387
Funds Total
1014457
Count Employees
24
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Region
Geographic Area Description
Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
205
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
302
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Makes Grants To Organisations
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CURIOUS MINDS
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2009-08-06T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 17 DECEMBER 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 3 MARCH 2009 AND 25 JUNE 2009 as amended on 03 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects
TO ADVANCE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN ENGLAND IN ORDER TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY ASMATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS, IN PARTICULAR BY:A) SUPPORTING THEM TO BECOME SUCCESSFUL LEARNERS AND RESPONSIBLE CITIZENSBY WORKING WITH OTHERS TO EXTEND THE RANGE, AMOUNT, QUALITY AND SCOPEOF FORMAL AND INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREAS OF CREATIVITY,ARTS, MEDIA, CULTURE, HERITAGE, HUMANITIES AND SCIENCE;B) SUPPORTING TEACHERS, PRACTITIONERS, CARERS, PERFORMERS AND ARTISTS INDEVELOPING THE NECESSARY SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE TO ASSIST THEM IN ENABLINGCHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE FORMAL EDUCATION TODEVELOP AND APPLY THEIR SKILLS AND TALENTS AND TO OPEN UP TO THEMCULTURAL AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY;C) DEVELOPING PROGRAMMES, WHERE APPROPRIATE, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHERSTO DELIVER POSITIVE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ENCOURAGE THE RECOGNITION,ENJOYMENT AND USE OF CULTURE, MEDIA AND HERITAGE;D) EMPOWERING THEM TO BE INVOLVED IN THE PROMOTION OF CULTURAL ANDLEARNING ACTIVITIES AND ENHANCING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES;E) ENCOURAGING THEM TO VISIT, EXPERIENCE, PARTICIPATE IN, INITIATE ANDENGAGE IN CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, PLACES AND PERFORMANCES.
Area Of Benefit
ENGLAND

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
492529
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
CURIOUS MINDS LANCASHIRE

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

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