ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 22 February 2011
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 07371445
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £1,308,818
Latest expenditure: £1,323,006
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION, 40 GEORGE STREET, OXFORD, OX1 2AQ

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Arts at the Old Fire Station encourages people from all backgrounds to understand and shape the world in which we live through stories, creativity and the arts, and by connecting with others. We have a gallery, theatre, dance studio and Cafe. We support artists and include people facing disadvantage. We support services to evaluate their work using Story Telling Methodology.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 23 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 23 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,308,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,323,006
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 26 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 26 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,363,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,362,757

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 25 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 25 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,189,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,151,274

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 15 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 15 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,085,236
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,091,830
Accounts Qualified: Yes

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 March 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £760,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £768,957

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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 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,308,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,323,006
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 6
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 34956
Income From Government Grants: £174,714
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 85

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,363,071
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,362,757
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 9
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Contracts: 13595
Income From Government Grants: £612,980
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 90

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,189,636
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,151,274
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £161,130
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 92

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,085,236
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,091,830
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: £3
Income From Government Grants: £42,951
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 March 2022
Total Gross Income: £760,821
Total Gross Expenditure: £768,957
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: £4
Income From Government Grants: £57,791
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 23 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 851500
Income Other Trading Activities: 439487
Income Charitable Activities: 6506
Income Investments: 11325
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1308818
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £168,450
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,154,556
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1323006
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5050
Expenditure Support Costs: 1154556
Expenditure Depreciation: 28668
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £229,264
Assets Total Fixed: 49830
Assets Own Use: 49830
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £586,189
Assets Total Liabilities: £306,925
Assets Current Investment: 167434
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £329,094
Creditors One Year Total Current: 306925
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £308,639
Funds Endowment: 50000
Funds Unrestricted: 279094
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 329094
Count Employees: 38
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 26 June 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 872002
Income Other Trading Activities: 447434
Income Charitable Activities: 35022
Income Investments: 8613
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1363071
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £259,158
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,103,599
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1362757
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5050
Expenditure Support Costs: 259158
Expenditure Depreciation: 31456
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £50,000
Assets Total Fixed: 61997
Assets Own Use: 61997
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £541,300
Assets Total Liabilities: £260,015
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £343,282
Creditors One Year Total Current: 260015
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £391,067
Funds Endowment: 50000
Funds Unrestricted: 293282
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 343282
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 25 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 834916
Income Other Trading Activities: 338378
Income Charitable Activities: 12321
Income Investments: 3854
Income Other: 167
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1189636
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £181,543
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £969,731
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1151274
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 707703
Expenditure Depreciation: 28931
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 167
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £265,801
Assets Total Fixed: 77167
Assets Own Use: 77167
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £514,736
Assets Total Liabilities: £248,935
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £342,968
Creditors One Year Total Current: 248935
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £450,424
Funds Endowment: 50000
Funds Unrestricted: 292968
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 342968
Count Employees: 34
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 15 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 837049
Income Other Trading Activities: 228065
Income Charitable Activities: 19157
Income Investments: 965
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1085236
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £218,588
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £873,242
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1091830
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 853433
Expenditure Depreciation: 19809
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £229,332
Assets Total Fixed: 75274
Assets Own Use: 75274
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £414,719
Assets Total Liabilities: £185,387
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £304,606
Creditors One Year Total Current: 185387
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £340,171
Funds Endowment: 40000
Funds Unrestricted: 264606
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 304606
Count Employees: 31
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 March 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 702766
Income Other Trading Activities: 57259
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 796
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 760821
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £129,377
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £639,580
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 768957
Expenditure Investment Management: 14599
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8083
Expenditure Support Costs: 627887
Expenditure Depreciation: 11693
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £271,200
Assets Total Fixed: 45848
Assets Own Use: 45848
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £539,379
Assets Total Liabilities: £274,027
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £311,200
Creditors One Year Total Current: 274027
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £494,448
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 271200
Funds Restricted: 40000
Funds Total: 311200
Count Employees: 24
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Oxfordshire
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: ARTS AT THE OLD FIRE STATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2011-02-22T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 SEPTEMBER 2010 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE 31 JANUARY 2011
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO ADVANCE EDUCATION INTHE ARTS IN OXFORD BY THE PROVISION AND MANAGEMENT OF AN ARTS FACILITY CALLEDTHE OLD FIRE STATION.
Area Of Benefit: OXFORD

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries