01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC048601
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 44
- Postcode
- ST4 2DE
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of citizenship or community development
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
Activities
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
2. Objects The objects of the Charity (the 'Objects') are: 2.1 To research, publish and distribute information in relation to, and to promote, publish and provide catalogues of paintings, sculptures and other works of art, including associating with museums, art galleries and organisations affiliated with art, in a common effort to advance and promote arts and education generally. 2.2 To encourage, assist, arrange and provide support for the restoration of paintings, sculptures and works of art held or owned by museums, art galleries and other bodies and organisations making works of art available to the public and to cooperate with, assist and support such museums, art galleries and other bodies in connection with the same. 2.3 To promote, maintain, improve and advance works of art and the arts in general for the benefit of the public, including the arts of painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and design and to promote, maintain and advance public education and appreciation of, and public interest in, the arts generally. 2.4 To promote the efficiency and effectiveness of charities, including without limitation charitable museums, art galleries and other charitable organisations making works of art available to the public and the effective use of charitable resources in the arts sector. and 2.5 To carry out such other charitable objects which the trustees may consider to be ancillary or complimentary to any of the foregoing objects or which may be undertaken in connection or conjunction therewith or which are incidental or conducive to the attainment of any of the foregoing.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Total income | Donations | Charitable activities income | Trading income | Investment income | Other income | Total expenditure | Raising funds | Charitable activities spending | Other spending | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,243,479 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,244,256 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 44 | 28 November 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | £2,290,292 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £2,057,959 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 44 | 29 October 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | £1,936,374 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,659,849 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 44 | 24 October 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | £1,521,874 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,704,944 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 44 | 22 December 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,003,399 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1,790,368 | £0 | £0 | £0 | 44 | 28 October 2021 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- Art UK, c/o Staffordshire University Incubator Unit, 2nd Floor, Mellor Building, College Road, Stoke on Trent
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.artuk.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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