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curious minds

The charity supports children and young people, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Curious Minds is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in Wigan and operates in England And Wales.


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

Curious Minds is a creative charity delivering a wide range of initiatives for children and young people in the North West. We believe it is everyone's right to have the opportunity to realise their creative potential and we aim to make a difference in children and young people's lives through increasing participation in arts and cultural activities.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,339,076
Latest Expenditure
£1,143,879

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 85.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.8%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £18,743
Charitable Activities £1,198,049
Other Trading £84,438
Investments £36,846
Other Income £1,000

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,143,879
Raising Funds £0
Governance £8,950
Grants to Institutions £15,985
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,339,076£1,143,879£1,143,879£1,360,330£621,86914 / 0
2023£2,013,202£2,025,081£2,025,081£1,165,133£1,020,07324 / 0
2022£1,778,061£1,615,506£1,615,506£1,177,012£481,49121 / 0
2021£1,898,750£1,923,526£1,923,526£1,014,457£458,77324 / 0
2020£1,805,083£1,657,144£1,657,144£1,039,233£443,52823 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address
Studio 15
The Old Courts
Gerrard Winstanley House
Crawford Street
WIGAN
Lancashi
Registration Date
6 August 2009
Status
Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number
5002253
Charity Number
1130988

Trustees

Samira Jane Al-Obaidi
Alicia Carmel Smith
Kathy McArdle
Janet Mary Madden Goodier
Kara Jane Orford
Abby Erin Symonds
Jennifer Eileen Mutch
Matthew James McCallum

Sectors & Classifications

Also Known As

  • CURIOUS MINDS LANCASHIRE