CHEQUER MEAD ARTS AND COMMUNITY TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 10 February 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £750,694
Latest expenditure: £729,283
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: De La Warr Road, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 3BS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Community Theatre; including local and in-house shows, dance and musicals. DVD and live event screenings. Art Exhibitions.

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: 24 November 2025
Date Accounts Received: 24 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £750,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £729,283

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: 31 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £571,546
Total Gross Expenditure: £662,374

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: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £547,150
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,343

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: 5 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £389,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £416,018

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: 11 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £266,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £332,406

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: 24 November 2025
Total Gross Income: £750,694
Total Gross Expenditure: £729,283
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £70,000
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: 65

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: 31 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £571,546
Total Gross Expenditure: £662,374
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £70,000
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: 50

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: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £547,150
Total Gross Expenditure: £561,343
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £74,000
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: 50

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: 5 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £389,751
Total Gross Expenditure: £416,018
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £68,125
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: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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: 11 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £266,818
Total Gross Expenditure: £332,406
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: £2
Income From Government Grants: £123,390
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: No
Count Volunteers: 30

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: 24 November 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 101158
Income Other Trading Activities: 152352
Income Charitable Activities: 346575
Income Investments: 8049
Income Other: 142560
Income Total Income And Endowments: 750694
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £729,283
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 729283
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 12055
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 29106
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £158,579
Assets Total Fixed: 513252
Assets Own Use: 503252
Assets Long Term Investment: 10000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £508,287
Assets Total Liabilities: £323,873
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £697,666
Creditors One Year Total Current: 316895
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 6978
Assets Cash: £401,148
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 580678
Funds Restricted: 116988
Funds Total: 697666
Count Employees: 8
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: 31 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 132660
Income Other Trading Activities: 142061
Income Charitable Activities: 230032
Income Investments: 7645
Income Other: 59148
Income Total Income And Endowments: 571546
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £662,374
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 662374
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 10162
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 33620
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £116,321
Assets Total Fixed: 492962
Assets Own Use: 482962
Assets Long Term Investment: 10000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £498,293
Assets Total Liabilities: £315,000
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £676,255
Creditors One Year Total Current: 297689
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 17311
Assets Cash: £422,018
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 553201
Funds Restricted: 123054
Funds Total: 676255
Count Employees: 7
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: 29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 123004
Income Other Trading Activities: 163700
Income Charitable Activities: 201493
Income Investments: 2350
Income Other: 56603
Income Total Income And Endowments: 547150
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £561,343
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 561343
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 15517
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 33074
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £137,603
Assets Total Fixed: 526582
Assets Own Use: 516582
Assets Long Term Investment: 10000
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £406,233
Assets Total Liabilities: £165,732
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £767,083
Creditors One Year Total Current: 138101
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 27631
Assets Cash: £333,159
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 644029
Funds Restricted: 123054
Funds Total: 767083
Count Employees: 7
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: West Sussex
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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

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

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

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

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

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: CHEQUER MEAD ARTS AND COMMUNITY TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2016-02-10T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - Foundation Registered 10 Feb 2016 as amended on 07 Jun 2022
Charitable Objects: 1 TO ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY FOSTERING AND PROMOTING FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE IMPROVEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF ARTISTIC KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT (MEANING THE AREA OF EAST GRINSTEAD OR THE NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF);2 TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE; AND3 TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 564514
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: CHEQUER MEAD

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Paying staff