MAINSPRING ARTS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 13 February 2020
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 6 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £23,228
Latest expenditure: £32,535
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: Halton Mill, Mill Lane, Halton, Lancaster, LA2 6ND

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Mainspring Arts is an innovative charity dedicated to increasing neurodiversity in the arts. We do this by facilitating workshops, courses and artist development opportunities, creating platforms for neurodivergent artists to present work and sharing free resources for artists and organisations.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 29 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £23,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,535

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 17 December 2024
Date Accounts Received: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £44,591
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,780

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,031
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,249

Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 2 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 2 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,395

Fin Period Start Date: 13 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 5 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £37,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,826

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: 6 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 29 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £23,228
Total Gross Expenditure: £32,535
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: 1

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 17 December 2024
Total Gross Income: £44,591
Total Gross Expenditure: £31,780
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £11,031
Total Gross Expenditure: £10,249
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 6 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 2 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £5,959
Total Gross Expenditure: £21,395
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 13 February 2020
Fin Period End Date: 5 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 5 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £37,287
Total Gross Expenditure: £18,826
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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

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

06 Official extract

Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 115
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity

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

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

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

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

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: MAINSPRING ARTS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2020-02-13T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 13 Feb 2020
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN THE ARTS IN ENGLAND AND WALES BY CREATING ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE AND PRESENTING AND PROMOTING THE ARTISTIC WORK OF NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE TO THE PUBLIC. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR PEOPLE IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED DUE TO THEIR NEURODIVERGENCE, BY: -HELPING NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CONFIDENCE IN ARTISTIC ACTIVITIES.-PROVIDING ARTISTIC OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE, AND SUPPORTING THEM TO PURSUE EXTERNAL OPPORTUNITIES.-PROVIDING NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEURODIVERGENT PEOPLE.

09 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures