CCEW Charity Commission profile

AESOP ARTS AND SOCIETY LIMITED

Registered charity 1134572 · organisation 5006577

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Charitable company
Registered
1 March 2010
Removed
Not supplied
Company number supplied
06998306
Financial period
1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income
£430,681
Latest expenditure
£462,087
Gift Aid
No
Owns or uses land
No
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: Wittas House, Two Rivers, Station Lane, WITNEY, Oxfordshire, OX28 4BH

Website recorded by the regulator: www.ae-sop.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The Foundation's mission is to bring the transformative potential of the arts into people's daily lives. Its first major programme of action focuses on bringing the arts into the mainstream of health and social care services.

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
9 January 2026
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£430,681
Total Gross Expenditure
£462,087
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
9 January 2025
Date Accounts Received
9 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£698,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£670,500
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
26 July 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£530,191
Total Gross Expenditure
£586,708
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
3 January 2023
Date Accounts Received
3 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£427,261
Total Gross Expenditure
£490,113
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
14 October 2021
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£565,691
Total Gross Expenditure
£432,082

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
9 January 2026
Total Gross Income
£430,681
Total Gross Expenditure
£462,087
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£75,000
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
28
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
9 January 2025
Total Gross Income
£698,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£670,500
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£8
Income From Government Grants
£505,660
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
31
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
26 July 2024
Total Gross Income
£530,191
Total Gross Expenditure
£586,708
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
2
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Contracts
163429
Income From Government Grants
£131,375
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 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
31
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
3 January 2023
Total Gross Income
£427,261
Total Gross Expenditure
£490,113
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
£2
Income From Government Contracts
89740
Income From Government Grants
£83,980
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
14
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
14 October 2021
Total Gross Income
£565,691
Total Gross Expenditure
£432,082
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
£8
Income From Government Contracts
55000
Income From Government Grants
£55,846
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
38

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

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
9 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
696507
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
1748
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
698255
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£670,500
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
670500
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
11458
Expenditure Support Costs
375204
Expenditure Depreciation
942
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£38,127
Assets Total Fixed
3691
Assets Own Use
3691
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£158,385
Assets Total Liabilities
£27,009
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£135,067
Creditors One Year Total Current
27009
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£129,140
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
38127
Funds Restricted
96940
Funds Total
135067
Count Employees
9
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
26 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
365960
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
164231
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
530191
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£586,708
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
586708
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
3150
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
56
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£95,143
Assets Total Fixed
502
Assets Own Use
502
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£161,913
Assets Total Liabilities
£55,103
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£107,312
Creditors One Year Total Current
55103
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£87,360
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
95143
Funds Restricted
12169
Funds Total
107312
Count Employees
8
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
14 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
530528
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
35163
Income Investments
0
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
565691
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£432,082
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
432082
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
10374
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
2385
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£39,953
Assets Total Fixed
125
Assets Own Use
125
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£251,363
Assets Total Liabilities
£24,807
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£226,681
Creditors One Year Total Current
24807
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£243,574
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
39953
Funds Restricted
186728
Funds Total
226681
Count Employees
9
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
308
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
103
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
AESOP ARTS AND SOCIETY LIMITED
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
2010-03-01T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 24/08/2009AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 22/07/2014
Charitable Objects
3.1 TO PROMOTE HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PROMOTING THEUSE OF THE ARTS WITHIN THE HEALTH SECTOR, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:3.1.1 ADVOCATING THE ROLE OF THE ARTS WITHIN THE HEALTH SECTOR,3.1.2 PROMOTING GOOD PRACTICE AMONG THOSE WHO WORK IN THE HEALTH SECTOR,3.1.3 PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP WORKING AMONG THOSE WHO WORK IN THE HEALTHSECTOR AND THOSE WHO WORK WITH THE ARTS IN THE HEALTH SECTOR,3.1.4 CONDUCTING RESEARCH INTO THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE ARTS AND ALLASPECTS OF HEALTH AND MEDICINE AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OFSUCH RESEARCH, AND3.1.5 PROMOTING TRAINING AMONGST EACH OF THOSE GROUPS SO AS TO BETTER ENABLETHEM TO DELIVER ARTS WITHIN THE HEALTH SECTOR FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT,3.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY RESEARCHING, INVESTIGATING ANDDEVELOPING UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH, AND IMPACTON, HEALTH, EDUCATION, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ANDIMPROVEMENT, THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE CROWN, AND THEREHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, AND DISSEMINATING THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCHRESEARCH.
Area Of Benefit
UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
342890
Charity Name Type
Previous name
Charity Name
THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT FOUNDATION

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Volunteer management
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Paying staff
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Social media policy and procedures
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures