# BOW ARTS TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1046958
- **Other names:** BOW ARTS EDUCATION, THE NUNNERY GALLERY
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 6, 1995
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1046958


## Contact

- **Address:** 183 BOW ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E3 2SJ
- **Phone:** 02089807774
- **Email:** finance@bowarts.com
- **Website:** www.bowarts.org



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Accommodation/housing, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £5051179 | £3693675 | £5317782 | 29 |
| March 31, 2024 | £3592543 | £2890689 | £3961653 | 28 |
| March 31, 2023 | £3189449 | £2601375 | £3259799 | 26 |
| March 31, 2022 | £2778874 | £2137444 | £2671725 | 21 |
| March 31, 2021 | £2117358 | £1737706 | £2074532 | 21 |



## Trustees

- **MARTYN COLES M.A.** (Chair)
- Benjamin Tucker — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- CHRISTOPHER JAMES BUSS — appointed April 1, 2024
- Catherine Phillippa Smith — appointed Oct. 11, 2017
- ELIZABETH ANN MARSHALL
- John Michael Lewis — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- NICHOLAS WILLIAM SMALES — appointed Nov. 25, 2011
- STEPHEN PALLISTER — appointed Sept. 19, 2018
- Sophie Nibbs — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- Tamirira Masunda — appointed Sept. 20, 2023
- Tania Tina Thelma Rhodes-Taylor — appointed Sept. 20, 2023