DIVERSE CITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 January 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06004929
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £840,455
Latest expenditure: £936,396
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 3 Manwell Drive, Swanage, BH19 2RB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

We advocate for and model equality and diversity in public life and culture. We capture the diversity of Human experience in unique shows where disabled and non-disabled people perform as equals and we champion access to inclusive social and cultural experiences for every body. Our work overturns inequalities by uncovering and amplifying hidden talent and marginalised voices for the benefit of all

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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: 18 December 2025
Date Accounts Received: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £840,455
Total Gross Expenditure: £936,396

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: 20 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £939,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,114,814

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: 9 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,352,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,756,718

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: 19 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,184,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £959,898

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: 6 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,538,273
Total Gross Expenditure: £703,503

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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: 18 December 2025
Total Gross Income: £840,455
Total Gross Expenditure: £936,396
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Grants: £566,129
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: 0

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: 20 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £939,960
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,114,814
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £9
Income From Government Contracts: 5998
Income From Government Grants: £731,565
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: 11

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: 9 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,352,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,756,718
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £10
Income From Government Grants: £643,920
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: 1

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: 19 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,184,280
Total Gross Expenditure: £959,898
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £8
Income From Government Grants: £930,925
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any 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 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2022
Ar Received Date: 6 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,538,273
Total Gross Expenditure: £703,503
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser: Yes
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £1,314,861
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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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: 18 December 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 18464
Income Other Trading Activities: 23559
Income Charitable Activities: 783398
Income Investments: 15034
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 840455
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £169,119
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £767,277
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 936396
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 66324
Expenditure Governance: 6919
Expenditure Support Costs: 237343
Expenditure Depreciation: 4526
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £189,936
Assets Total Fixed: 3831
Assets Own Use: 3831
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £696,117
Assets Total Liabilities: £72,012
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £627,936
Creditors One Year Total Current: 72012
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £625,908
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 616152
Funds Restricted: 11784
Funds Total: 627936
Count Employees: 15
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: 20 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2008
Income Other Trading Activities: 8218
Income Charitable Activities: 921072
Income Investments: 8662
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 939960
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £94,676
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,020,138
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1114814
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 74440
Expenditure Governance: 8623
Expenditure Support Costs: 214260
Expenditure Depreciation: 4394
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £189,936
Assets Total Fixed: 7208
Assets Own Use: 7208
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £755,956
Assets Total Liabilities: £39,287
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £723,877
Creditors One Year Total Current: 39287
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £728,186
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 699619
Funds Restricted: 24258
Funds Total: 723877
Count Employees: 16
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: 9 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 37918
Income Other Trading Activities: 13280
Income Charitable Activities: 1294793
Income Investments: 6991
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1352982
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £93,259
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,663,459
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1756718
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 96350
Expenditure Governance: 180803
Expenditure Support Costs: 190939
Expenditure Depreciation: 4475
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £189,936
Assets Total Fixed: 10500
Assets Own Use: 10500
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,128,088
Assets Total Liabilities: £239,857
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £898,731
Creditors One Year Total Current: 239857
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £673,716
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 644256
Funds Restricted: 254475
Funds Total: 898731
Count Employees: 17
Charity Only 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: 19 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 15179
Income Other Trading Activities: 37325
Income Charitable Activities: 1131381
Income Investments: 395
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1184280
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £98,420
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £861,478
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 959898
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 100400
Expenditure Governance: 9114
Expenditure Support Costs: 220559
Expenditure Depreciation: 3850
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £159,865
Assets Total Fixed: 12230
Assets Own Use: 12230
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,321,321
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,084
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,302,467
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31084
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,250,989
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 732759
Funds Restricted: 569708
Funds Total: 1302467
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only 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: 6 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 37282
Income Other Trading Activities: 31602
Income Charitable Activities: 1469091
Income Investments: 298
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1538273
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £109,543
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £593,960
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 703503
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 123684
Expenditure Governance: 6555
Expenditure Support Costs: 180782
Expenditure Depreciation: 1023
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £105,072
Assets Total Fixed: 3084
Assets Own Use: 3084
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,106,909
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,908
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,078,085
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31908
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £1,028,215
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 699812
Funds Restricted: 378273
Funds Total: 1078085
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

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Charity Classification

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

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

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

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: DIVERSE CITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-01-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 21 NOV 2006AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 22 DEC 2017AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 25 JAN 2018
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY (OBJECTS) ARE:(A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THOSE WITH PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS, LEARNING DISABILITIES AND OTHERS EXPERIENCING BARRIERS TO LEARNING, DEVELOPMENT AND INCLUSION, BY (BUT NOT LIMITED TO):(I) THE PROVISION AND PROMOTION OF THE ARTS (INCLUDING BY PROMOTING THE WIDENING OF PARTICIPATION IN (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PERFORMING ARTS);(II) THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS, TRAINING PROGRAMMES AND COACHING IN THE ARTS, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PERFORMING ARTS;(III) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(B) THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) AMONG INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR SOCIAL POSITION, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF PERFORMING ARTS, INCLUDING WIDENING PARTICIPATION IN PERFORMING ARTS.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE 3, "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF DISABILITY, POOR EDUCATIONAL SKILLS OR ATTAINMENT, RACE, ETHNIC ORIGIN, ECONOMIC STATUS, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AGE OR LEGAL STATUS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Paying staff