# SOLE BAY ARTS C.I.O.

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1170774
- **Other names:** SOUTHWOLD ARTS CENTRE, SOUTHWOLD THEATRE AND ARTS CENTRE
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 15, 2016
- **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=1170774


## Contact

- **Address:** SOUTHWOLD ARTS CENTRE, CUMBERLAND ROAD, SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK
- **Phone:** 01502722572
- **Email:** info@southwoldartscentre.co.uk
- **Website:** www.southwoldartscentre.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT[S] OF THE CIO ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE AND TO BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SOUTHWOLD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THEM, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE, POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING WITH THEM AND WITH LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY (INTER ALIA) ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN AN ARTS AND COMMUNITY CENTRE IN ST EDMUND'S HALL, SOUTHWOLD.

**Activities:** St Edmund?s Hall in Southwold was originally built as a church hall - it plays host to a large number of community and church events.The building is in a poor state of disrepair. Sole Bay Arts has been established to a) operate the Hall as an arts and community centre and raise the necessary funds to refurbish the building and facilities to the benefit of all.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Suffolk



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £239351 | £203983 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £207616 | £194238 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £160478 | £176932 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £184349 | £130131 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £74908 | £121742 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Prof Geoffrey Michael Rowan-Robinson** (Chair) — appointed July 24, 2019
- Frances Judith Griffiths — appointed Dec. 12, 2024
- Grant Anthony Masom — appointed May 25, 2025
- Julie Ann Jordan — appointed May 25, 2025
- Paul David Luke — appointed March 10, 2023
- Paul Hegarty — appointed July 3, 2020
- ROBERT MOLE — appointed April 1, 2019
- Ridley Michael Burnett — appointed June 11, 2021
- Simon Flunder — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- Victoria Margaret Redington — appointed March 16, 2023