ABSOLUTELY CULTURED LIMITED — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 15 June 2015
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09106231
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £389,484
Latest expenditure: £627,210
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 64 Humber Street, HULL, HU1 1TU

Website recorded by the regulator: www.absolutelycultured.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Absolutely Cultured is an arts organisation delivering a visual arts programme & curating of exhibitions, performance & events. With a strong public engagement programme having a positive impact on the city and a talent development & learning programme which gives access to cultural education & career opportunities in the arts.

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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: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £389,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £627,210

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: 23 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £488,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £785,183

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 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £549,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £994,545

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: 25 November 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £910,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,161,538

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: 27 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £777,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £943,505

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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 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £389,484
Total Gross Expenditure: £627,210
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £200,000
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: No
Count Volunteers: 400

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: 23 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £488,336
Total Gross Expenditure: £785,183
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £200,000
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: No
Count Volunteers: 437

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 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £549,172
Total Gross Expenditure: £994,545
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £295,000
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 Volunteers: 18

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: 25 November 2022
Total Gross Income: £910,779
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,161,538
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: £5
Income From Government Grants: £622,006
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: 204

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: 27 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £777,250
Total Gross Expenditure: £943,505
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 251000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: Yes
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: 800

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Charity Annual Return Partb

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 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 29218
Income Other Trading Activities: 47249
Income Charitable Activities: 387494
Income Investments: 5494
Income Other: 79717
Income Total Income And Endowments: 549172
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £119,668
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £874,877
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 994545
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16667
Expenditure Support Costs: 465360
Expenditure Depreciation: 14626
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,222,638
Assets Total Fixed: 23268
Assets Own Use: 23268
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,284,319
Assets Total Liabilities: £84,949
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,222,638
Creditors One Year Total Current: 84949
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,160,535
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1222638
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1222638
Count Employees: 15
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: 25 November 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 810708
Income Other Trading Activities: 9163
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 187
Income Other: 90721
Income Total Income And Endowments: 910779
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £81,655
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £940,474
Expenditure Other: 139409
Expenditure Total: 1161538
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 19165
Expenditure Support Costs: 402696
Expenditure Depreciation: 15845
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,668,011
Assets Total Fixed: 28009
Assets Own Use: 28009
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,734,949
Assets Total Liabilities: £94,947
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,668,011
Creditors One Year Total Current: 94947
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,537,913
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1668011
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1668011
Count Employees: 17
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: 27 October 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 374117
Income Other Trading Activities: 251000
Income Charitable Activities: 0
Income Investments: 1717
Income Other: 150416
Income Total Income And Endowments: 777250
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £943,505
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 943505
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 25161
Expenditure Support Costs: 398781
Expenditure Depreciation: 36899
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,918,770
Assets Total Fixed: 35307
Assets Own Use: 35306
Assets Long Term Investment: 1
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,224,253
Assets Total Liabilities: £340,790
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,918,770
Creditors One Year Total Current: 340790
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,934,775
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1918770
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 1918770
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Kingston Upon Hull City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ABSOLUTELY CULTURED LIMITED
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2015-06-15T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 JUN 2014AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 24 MAY 2018 as amended on 06 Dec 2024
Charitable Objects: The charity’s objects (‘Objects’) are specifically restricted to the following:(1) To advance the education of the general public in the arts and the artistic and cultural heritage of the City of Hull and the Humber Region including the East Riding of Yorkshire, North East Lincolnshire and North Lincolnshire and in particular the arts of performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and all other associated arts;(2) To advance the arts in particular the arts of performance, music, drama, poetry reading, sculpture, painting, handicrafts and all other associated arts, by encouraging public participation in the said arts and by the presentation of concert, performances, exhibitions and festivals provided that the promotion of such festivals and events is undertaken solely for the Public Benefit; (3) To promote the arts and heritage for the benefit of the public within the City of Hull in particular but not exclusively by supporting and representing the arts and heritage sector through promotion representation and development (4) To further such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community consistent with objects (1) (2) and (3) above as the Trustees shall in their absolute discretion determine.
Area Of Benefit: WITHIN THE CITY OF HULL

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 557538
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: HULL2017

Charity Name Id: 557537
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HULL UK CITY OF CULTURE 2017 LIMITED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries