Bow Arts Trust
Charitable company · registered 1995
What the charity does
Bow Arts provides over 400 artists with affordable, secure and creative workspace across east London. It manages an exciting London-wide education programme, improving the lives and attainment of thousands of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds. Bow Arts also runs a contemporary exhibition space - the Nunnery Gallery - and a varied events and community engagement programme.
Income and spending
Income Spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £5,051,179 | £3,693,675 |
| 31 March 2024 | £3,592,543 | £2,890,689 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,189,449 | £2,601,375 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,778,874 | £2,137,444 |
| 31 March 2021 | £2,117,358 | £1,737,706 |
Charity details
- Charity number
- 1046958
- Company number
- 03031923
- Registered
- 6 June 1995
- Latest income
- £5,051,179 (year to 31 March 2025)
- Latest spending
- £3,693,675
- Income from government
- £51,216
- Volunteers
- 4
- Reporting
- Submission Received
- Gift Aid
- Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Contact
- Address
- 183 Bow Road, London, E3 2SJ
- Phone
- 02089807774
- Website
- bowarts.org
Official record: Charity Commission register, charity number 1046958.
What the charity does
Who it helps
How it helps
Where it operates
Charitable objects
(I) the provision and maintenance of an art gallery or art space for exhibition to the public of modern and fine art, design and applied art and of work done by students and emerging artists;(II) the promotion and encouragement of the education of the public in the arts, through an art gallery or art galleries, art spaces and elsewhere;(III) the education of children, students and teaching staff in the arts in schools and other educational establishments; and(IV) the relief of poverty amongst emerging artists by the provision of studio space in which they may create art and by the provision of residential accommodation for emerging artists and their partners and/or dependents.
Area of benefit: Not Defined
Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10/03/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/09/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11/09/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 05 DEC 2017 as amended on 20 Oct 2022 as amended on 06 Feb 2023
Employees earning over £60,000
- £100,001–£110,000 · 1 employee
Other names
- Bow Arts Education · working name
- The Nunnery Gallery · working name
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Questions and answers
What is the charity number of Bow Arts Trust?
Bow Arts Trust is registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales under charity number 1046958 and is also a company (number 03031923).
How much income does Bow Arts Trust have?
In the financial year ending 31 March 2025 the charity had an income of £5,051,179 and spent £3,693,675.
How many employees of Bow Arts Trust earn over £60,000?
1 employee received total benefits over £60,000 in the latest annual return.