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Ideas Test

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1190098
Status
Registered
Registered
June 24, 2020
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
Room 5 1st Floor
5A New Road Avenue
Chatham
Kent
ME4 6BB

Contact

Activities

Ideas Test work in Swale and Medway and supports communities to lead more creative lives and feel better about themselves and where they live.

Objects: To Advance The Education Of The Public In The Arts By: A) Encouraging And Developing Public Participation In These Artforms By The Presentation Of Artworks, Commissions, Concerts, Performances, Exhibitions And Festivals In The Districts Of Swale And Medway Primarily, As Well As In Kent And The South East Region, Nationally And Internationally. B) Supporting Community Wellbeing And Capacity Building In Swale, Medway And Kent Through Commissioning Of Collaborative Arts Projects Addressing Issues Of Place, Community, Equality And Inclusion. C) Promoting, Supporting And Developing The Creative Community Of Swale, Medway And Kent Including The Amateur And Voluntary Arts Sectors And The Understanding Of Collaborative Arts Practice Regionally, Nationally And Internationally.

Classification

How
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Kent, Medway

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
March 31, 2025 £509,203 £509,814 £317,183 6
March 31, 2024 £421,312 £467,242
March 31, 2023 £544,388 £365,110 £363,724 5
March 31, 2022 £494,080 £309,634
March 31, 2021

Trustees

Name Appointed
Alexander Cameron Jan. 11, 2023
Elizabeth Mellen Jan. 11, 2023
Jatinbhai Gokulbhai Patel Dec. 10, 2020
Kelly Webb Jan. 28, 2026
Rebecca Brennan-Brown Dec. 10, 2020
Robin Pimenta March 23, 2022
Simon Hague Oct. 23, 2024
Virginie Giles Oct. 11, 2023