BLAZE ARTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 17 July 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 August 2024 – 31 July 2025
Latest income: £108,953
Latest expenditure: £89,870
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Artistic Makers 1 2 3, 123 St. James's Street, BURNLEY, Lancashire, BB11 1PP

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

To advance the education of children and young people aged primarily between 12 and 25 by fostering and promoting, artistic and leadership skills, including but not exclusively by the provision of classes, seminars, workshops, performance opportunities and training courses.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 May 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £108,953
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,870

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 16 May 2025
Date Accounts Received: 16 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £103,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,434

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 May 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £117,459
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,044

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 24 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £77,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,457

Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 May 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 29 April 2022
Date Accounts Received: 29 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £74,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,495

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 August 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 May 2026
Total Gross Income: £108,953
Total Gross Expenditure: £89,870
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 5101
Income From Government Grants: £57,121
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2025
Ar Received Date: 16 May 2025
Total Gross Income: £103,949
Total Gross Expenditure: £107,434
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £0
Income From Government Contracts: 15000
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: 2

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 May 2024
Total Gross Income: £117,459
Total Gross Expenditure: £91,044
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £16,279
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: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2023
Ar Received Date: 24 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £77,554
Total Gross Expenditure: £86,457
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 2196
Income From Government Grants: £5,000
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 August 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 July 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 May 2022
Ar Received Date: 29 April 2022
Total Gross Income: £74,003
Total Gross Expenditure: £71,495
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Income From Government Contracts: 10875
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BLAZE ARTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2018-07-17T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 17 Jul 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1) TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AGED PRIMARILY BETWEEN 12 AND 25 IN THE ARTS BY FOSTERING AND PROMOTING, UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF CLASSES, SEMINARS, WORKSHOPS, PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES AND TRAINING COURSES.2) TO PROMOTE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS BY STAGING PUBLIC EVENTS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCES AND EXHIBITIONS OF WORK OF ARTISTIC MERIT.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management