# THE VALERIE BESTON ARTISTS' TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1117568
- **Other names:** THE VALERIE BESTON ARTIST'S TRUST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Trust
- **Registered:** Jan. 12, 2007
- **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=1117568


## Contact

- **Address:** MS A MEEK, FORSTERS LLP, 31 HILL STREET, LONDON
- **Postcode:** W1J 5LS
- **Phone:** 44 20 7863 8403



## Activities

**Objects:** 3.2.1 THE PROMOTION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN ART;3.2.2 THE PROMOTION OF THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF ART;3.2.3 THE ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS WHO INTEND TO OR HAVE BECOME ARTISTS WHO ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE;3.2.4 THE PROVISION OF PRIZES AND OTHER AWARDS FOR WORKS OF ART;3.2.5 THE PROVISION OF SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES FOR PROMISING STUDENTS OF ART;3.2.6 FOR ANY EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES OF A SIMILAR NATURE CONNECTED WITH ART, ARTISTS OR THE PUBLIC APPRECIATION OF ART.

**Activities:** THE VALERIE BESTON ARTISTS' TRUST CURRENTLY SUPPORTS YOUNG ARTISTS IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA, THROUGH AN ANNUAL PRIZE TO A POST GRADUATING STUDENT FROM THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART.  THE PRIZE CURRENTLY CONSISTS OF STUDIO SPACE FOR ONE YEAR, A MONETARY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS MATERIALS AND AN EXHIBITION FOR THE ARTIST CONCERNED TO SHOW THEIR WORK, AT THE END OF THE YEAR.

**Area of benefit:** NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People



## Areas of operation

- Throughout London



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept. 30, 2024 | £8986 | £13544 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2023 | £8393 | £14098 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2022 | £7053 | £8482 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2021 | £5973 | £11411 | — | — |
| Sept. 30, 2020 | £6900 | £7743 | — | — |



## Trustees

- ALISON FIONA MEEK
- KATHERINE JANE AUSTIN
- PILAR ORDOVAS
- Rosemary Morgan