01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 17 May 1971
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01005570
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £3,567,569
- Latest expenditure
- £3,879,071
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CHAPTER, Market Road, Canton, Cardiff
Website recorded by the regulator: www.chapter.cymru (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Chapter operates an arts centre in Cardiff which has two cinemas, two theatre spaces and a gallery. It specialises in contemporary culture including cinema, visual arts, digital arts and performing arts. It also offers a programme of classes and activities for the public, workspaces for small cultural businesses and meeting rooms for the community.
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
- 18 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,567,569
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,879,071
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,588,469
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,725,806
- 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
- 2 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,200,179
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,571,179
- 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
- 20 December 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,182,080
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,113,590
- 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
- 17 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,420,477
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,384,626
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
- 18 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,567,569
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,879,071
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £4,277
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 80
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £3,588,469
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,725,806
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £40,537
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of 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
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 80
- 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
- 2 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,200,179
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,571,179
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £28,819
- 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 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Volunteers
- 80
- 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
- 20 December 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £4,182,080
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,113,590
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £27,611
- 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 Volunteers
- 80
- 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
- 17 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £3,420,477
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,384,626
- 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
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £802,799
- 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 Volunteers
- 80
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
- 18 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 458426
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1265126
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1793070
- Income Investments
- 1003
- Income Other
- 49944
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3567569
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,699,560
- Expenditure Other
- 1179511
- Expenditure Total
- 3879071
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 123251
- Expenditure Governance
- 39842
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 221243
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 199838
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4039749
- Assets Own Use
- 4039749
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £909,794
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £822,445
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,127,098
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 804567
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 17878
- Assets Cash
- £676,641
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1435881
- Funds Restricted
- 2691217
- Funds Total
- 4127098
- Count Employees
- 83
- 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
- 8 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 742812
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1402053
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1405465
- Income Investments
- 6233
- Income Other
- 31906
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3588469
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,317,207
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,408,599
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3725806
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 110386
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 77015
- Expenditure Governance
- 39059
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 228467
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 163624
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £16,726
- Assets Total Fixed
- 3996375
- Assets Own Use
- 3996373
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 2
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,262,648
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £836,113
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,422,910
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 343665
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 492448
- Assets Cash
- £748,594
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1686827
- Funds Restricted
- 2736083
- Funds Total
- 4422910
- Count Employees
- 93
- 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
- 2 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 794985
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1680318
- Income Charitable Activities
- 713246
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 11630
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3200179
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,571,179
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3571179
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 127959
- Expenditure Governance
- 6350
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 13674
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 151791
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £60,430
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4056514
- Assets Own Use
- 4056514
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,550,714
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,051,834
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,555,394
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 454956
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 596878
- Assets Cash
- £1,370,130
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1742566
- Funds Restricted
- 2812828
- Funds Total
- 4555394
- Count Employees
- 90
- 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
- 20 December 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 809625
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1512883
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1846121
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 13451
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4182080
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,113,590
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3113590
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 88889
- Expenditure Governance
- 5470
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7445
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 146552
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £298,786
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4112566
- Assets Own Use
- 4112566
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,826,406
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,012,578
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £4,926,394
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 349822
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 662756
- Assets Cash
- £1,517,809
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1833541
- Funds Restricted
- 3092853
- Funds Total
- 4926394
- Count Employees
- 94
- 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
- 17 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1197455
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 254459
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1959104
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 9459
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3420477
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,384,626
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2384626
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 160593
- Expenditure Governance
- 7050
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 12150
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 126990
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4101485
- Assets Own Use
- 4101485
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £597,062
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £761,184
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £3,937,363
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 204101
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 557083
- Assets Cash
- £510,636
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 839245
- Funds Restricted
- 3098118
- Funds Total
- 3937363
- Count Employees
- 80
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout Wales
- Welsh Ind
- Yes
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 309
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- CHAPTER (CARDIFF) LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1971-05-17T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- CHAPTER (CARDIFF) LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-06-03T00:00:00
- Reason
- Does not operate
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 1053890
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1053890
- Assoc Charity Name
- THE BRAINWAVE PROJECT TRUST
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 23 MAR 1971AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 31 OCT 1977AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08 JAN 1979AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 10 AUG 1998AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 NOV 2017
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE THE PUBLIC'S EDUCATION AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING BY THE PROVISION OF AN ARTS CENTRE IN THE CITY OF CARDIFF OR ELSEWHERE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE. IN THIS ARTICLE ?THE ARTS? INCLUDES (BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO) THEATRE, VISUAL AND LIVE ART, FILM, MUSIC, DANCE, LITERATURE AND ALL DIGITAL FORMS OF ART.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED - IN PRACTICE CARDIFF
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 213099
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHAPTER
- Charity Name Id
- 213109
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CHAPTER ARTS CENTRE
11 Official extract
Charity Other Regulators
- Regulator Order
- 1
- Regulator Name
- Financial Conduct Authority
12 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures