# FIRST ART

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1193429
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Feb. 5, 2021
- **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=1193429


## Contact

- **Address:** The Old Brewery, Weighbridge Road, Mansfield
- **Postcode:** NG18 1AH
- **Phone:** 01909720378
- **Email:** info@firstart.org.uk
- **Website:** https://firstart.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND DERBYSHIRE PRIMARILY, AND THE MIDLANDS REGION, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE FORMS OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS, CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS, PERFORMANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA, POETRY, CRAFT, MEDIA ARTS AND ALL OTHER ASSOCIATED ARTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND CALIBRE BY:(A) ENCOURAGING AND DEVELOPING PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE ART FORMS BY THE PRESENTATION OF ARTWORKS, WORKSHOPS, COMMISSIONS, CONCERTS, PERFORMANCES, EXHIBITIONS AND FESTIVALS;(B) SUPPORTING COMMUNITY COHESION, WELL-BEING AND CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH THE COMMISSIONING OF COLLABORATIVE ARTS PROJECTS ADDRESSING ISSUES OF PLACE, COMMUNITY AND EQUALITY AND INCLUSION; AND (C) PROMOTING, SUPPORTING AND DEVELOPING OPPORTUNITIES FOR COMMUNITIES IN THEIR LOCALITIES TO BE INSPIRED AND EMPOWERED TO PRODUCE, SHAPE AND DELIVER COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ENTERPRISES.

**Activities:** The advancement of the arts for the public benefit in Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire primarily, and the Midlands region, nationally and internationally in the forms of collaborative arts, contemporary visual arts, performance, music, drama, poetry, craft, media arts and all other associated arts of the highest quality and calibre




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Derbyshire
- Nottinghamshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £449865 | £446161 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £276006 | £303970 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £253311 | £212872 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £426604 | £414264 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **ANTHONY TRAFFORD** (Chair) — appointed Feb. 5, 2021
- ELIZABETH BARRETT — appointed Feb. 5, 2021
- Lucia Amber — appointed Nov. 27, 2024
- Margaret Anguish — appointed Nov. 27, 2024
- Mohammed Ismail Hossen Khokon — appointed Nov. 27, 2024
- Phillip Hargreaves — appointed Feb. 5, 2021
- SUSHRI WELLS — appointed Feb. 5, 2021