ACEARTS Limited — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 May 2016
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 09815245
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £185,000
Latest expenditure: £195,000
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: The Old Town Hall, Market Place, Somerton, Somerset, TA11 7NB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

ACEarts (Art Community Education) "Making a difference by enhancing lives through art". In the gallery in Somerton, Somerset we showcase art and craft work from mainly local artists. We host changing exhibitions, provide education / workshops for adults and children and provide an outreach programme aimed at improving wellbeing in community settings.

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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: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £185,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,000

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: 22 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £155,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,000

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: 28 November 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £147,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £172,641

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: 18 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 18 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £182,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,440

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: 22 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £152,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,000

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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: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £185,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £195,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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: 8

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: 22 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £155,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £150,000
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £500
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: 15

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: 28 November 2023
Total Gross Income: £147,340
Total Gross Expenditure: £172,641
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £2,500
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: 12

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: 18 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £182,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £183,440
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: £12,250
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 5

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: 22 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £152,000
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,000
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: £77,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 31

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ACEARTS Limited
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2016-05-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 SEP 2015AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 10 FEB 2016AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08 APR 2016 as amended on 25 Jun 2025 as amended on 25 Jun 2025 as amended on 05 Dec 2025 as amended on 31 Oct 2025
Charitable Objects: THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (‘OBJECTS’) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS AND TO PROMOTE ART, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AND WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS.2) TO PRESERVE SOMERTON OLD TOWN HALL, A BUILDING OF SIGNIFICANT HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT.3) TO PROMOTE HEALTH FOR PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH, OLD AGE OR WITH A DISABILITY, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:A) THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS CENTRE AND WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ART SESSIONS AND PROMOTING ARTISTIC EVENTS AND EXHIBITIONS;B) THE PROVISION OF EXERCISE ACTIVITIES, SOCIAL INTERACTION AND STIMULATION

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 566218
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: ACE

Charity Name Id: 566217
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ART CARE EDUCATION

Charity Name Id: 700301
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: ACEarts

Charity Name Id: 700044
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: Acearts

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling