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arts at the old fire station

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Arts At The Old Fire Station is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Oxford and operates in Oxfordshire.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Arts at the Old Fire Station encourages people from all backgrounds to understand and shape the world in which we live through stories, creativity and the arts, and by connecting with others. We have a gallery, theatre, dance studio and Cafe. We support artists and include people facing disadvantage. We support services to evaluate their work using Story Telling Methodology.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,363,071
Latest Expenditure
£1,362,757

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 81.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 81.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 19.4%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £872,002
Charitable Activities £35,022
Other Trading £447,434
Investments £8,613
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,103,599
Raising Funds £259,158
Governance £5,050
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,363,071£1,362,757£1,103,599£343,282£50,00034 / 90
2023£1,189,636£1,151,274£969,731£342,968£265,80134 / 92
2022£1,085,236£1,091,830£873,242£304,606£229,33231 / 50
2021£760,821£768,957£639,580£311,200£271,20024 / 50
2020£851,829£679,943£572,705£319,336£289,33626 / 20

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers