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venture arts

The charity supports people with disabilities and other charities or voluntary bodies. Venture Arts 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 Manchester and operates in Bolton, Bury, and various other locations.


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

PROVIDING: (A)PRACTICAL WORKSHOPS, TRAINING COURSES ANDMENTORING IN VARIOUS ART FORMS; (B)EVENTS, FESTIVALS AND WORK EXPERIENCEPROGRAMMES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS AND SCHOOLS; AND (C)FACILITIESAND RESOURCES TO ENABLE THE CREATION OF ART.

Fundraising

See where Venture Arts is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£703,071
Latest Expenditure
£707,283

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.8%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £262,023
Charitable Activities £407,888
Other Trading £22,313
Investments £10,847
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £670,407
Raising Funds £36,876
Governance £7,983
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£703,071£707,283£670,407£465,377£340,46022 / 54
2024£722,106£696,877£690,950£469,589£357,29023 / 40
2023£778,466£795,790£790,853£444,360£380,94226 / 49
2022£659,277£603,457£599,133£461,684£432,18821 / 29
2021£720,893£463,236£460,200£405,864£379,21218 / 75

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers