INK — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 16 November 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £205,065
Latest expenditure: £200,067
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: INK, Unit 10, The Cut Ars Centre, 8 New Cut, Halesworth, IP19 8BY

Website recorded by the regulator: inkfestival.org/ (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Giving a voice to those that are rarely heard by inspiring, nurturing and developing skills to create short new plays for the widest possible audiences.

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: 15 April 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £205,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £200,067

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: 30 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £138,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,962

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: 9 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,117

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: 20 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £113,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,325

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: 27 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £44,936
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,372

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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: 15 April 2026
Total Gross Income: £205,065
Total Gross Expenditure: £200,067
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 7
Count Govt Grants: £13
Income From Government Contracts: 64981
Income From Government Grants: £64,981
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: 55

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: 30 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £138,877
Total Gross Expenditure: £159,962
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: 40

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: 9 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £132,033
Total Gross Expenditure: £137,117
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: 40

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: 20 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £113,344
Total Gross Expenditure: £129,325
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: £2,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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: 27 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £44,936
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,372
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: INK
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-11-16T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 16 Nov 2017 as amended on 17 Aug 2020
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:-1)ENCOURAGING AND NURTURING THE WRITING OF NEW SHORT SCRIPTS FOR STAGE, RADIO AND FILM BY EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED WRITERS OF ALL AGES WITH AN EAST ANGLIAN CONNECTION, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, AGE, DISABILITY, NATIONALITY, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS; 2)DEVELOPING SELECTED SCRIPTS INTO FULLER PLAYS; 3)PROVIDING AFFORDABLE LOCAL ACCESS TO NEW DRAMA AND TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE PERFORMING ARTS IN EAST ANGLIA; 4)ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN DRAMA; 5)SUPPORTING THE CUT PERFORMING ARTS THEATRE, HALESWORTH, SUFFOLK, AND OTHER LIKE VENUES IN THEIR ROLE IN BRINGING PERFORMING ARTS TO THE COMMUNITY; AND6)HOLDING AN ANNUAL INK FESTIVAL WEEKEND AND OTHER EVENTS TO PROVIDE A PERFORMANCE PLATFORM FOR NEW THEATRE, FILM, RADIO AND POETRY.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 591587
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: INK ( FROM PEN TO PERFORMANCE)

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries