01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 19 April 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £400
- Latest expenditure
- £1
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: SOUTHFIELD FARM, SEAHOUSES, NE68 7UY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.booksbythesea.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
To promote and support the arts in Northumberland through a variety of means and projects including (although not exclusively), (i) Books By The Sea, (ii) publication of original work including poetry, photography, illustrations and writing, (ii) provision of creative arts retreats and awards at and (iv) the provision and support of art installations.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 August 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 11 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 11 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Fin Period Start Date
- 19 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,078
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,912
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Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 26 August 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £400
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 5
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 11 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £785
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 19 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 15 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,078
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,912
- 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
- 2
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Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Northumberland
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 101
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- General Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
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Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- EMBLE ARTS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-04-19T00:00:00
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Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Apr 2022
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE THE ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN NORTHUMBERLAND THROUGH A VARIETY OF MEANS AND PROJECTS INCLUDING BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, PROMOTING BOOKS BY THE SEA AND PROMOTING LITERACY TO THE WIDER PUBLIC.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures