# KIRKGATE ARTS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1126602
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Nov. 6, 2008
- **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=1126602


## Contact

- **Address:** Kirkgate Arts, Kirkgate, COCKERMOUTH
- **Postcode:** CA13 9PJ
- **Phone:** 01900 829966
- **Email:** admin@thekirkgate.com
- **Website:** www.kirkgatearts.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROVIDE A FACILITY FOR THE PROVISION AND ENJOYMENT OF THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION AND LEISURE ACTIVITIES.TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF COCKERMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING DISTRICTS BY THE DELIVERY OF (A) AND (B) ABOVE

**Activities:** Kirkgate Arts celebrates the arts and the creativity, culture and heritage of the communities of Cockermouth and the wider region of West Cumbria. At our venue, the Kirkgate Centre, we bring audiences, participants and diverse professional artists together and provide facilities and support to a wide range of other creative artists, community activities and businesses,

**Area of benefit:** COCKERMOUTH




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation, Other Charitable Purposes
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Cumbria



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £596276 | £346260 | £608070 | 5 |
| March 31, 2024 | £361774 | £307608 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £290578 | £324806 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £240094 | £223328 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £173644 | £239150 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Christine Slater — appointed April 3, 2024
- John Reynolds — appointed April 3, 2024
- Michael Billinghurst — appointed Feb. 7, 2024
- Nichola Nelson-Jones — appointed Feb. 17, 2026
- Rebecca Claire Skinner — appointed March 1, 2026
- Robert Higgins — appointed Nov. 22, 2022
- Sue Cliff — appointed Sept. 13, 2023
- Susan Moses — appointed Feb. 25, 2021