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Curious Arts

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1198108
Status
Registered
Registered
March 2, 2022
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
Town Hall Theatre
Raby Road
HARTLEPOOL
Cleveland
TS24 8AH

Activities

Curious Arts is a Newcastle Gateshead based charity championing and developing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual plus, arts, artists and audiences across the North East of England and beyond. Producers of award-winning Curious Festival, Curious Arts co-ordinate Queer Arts North and develop community-focused arts projects, artist commissions, youth groups and events.

Objects: The Charity’s Objects (‘Objects’) Are Specifically Restricted To The Following: The Promotion Of Equality And Diversity For The Public Benefit Through The Staging Of An Annual LGBTQIA Arts And Culture Festival And The Provision Of A Programme Of Year Round Local And National Arts Activities Designed To: A) Eliminate Discrimination And Inequality On The Grounds Of Gender Identity, Gender Expression And Sexual Orientation; B) Advance Education And Raise Awareness Of Issues Relating To Sexual Orientation Or Gender Identity And Discrimination And The Needs Of LGBTQIA People And The Issues Affecting Their Communities; And C) Cultivate A Sentiment In Favour Of Equality And Diversity In Relation To Persons Who Identify As LGBTQIA. For The Purposes Of This Clause ‘LGBTQIA’ Is Defined As Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex And Asexual.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Arts/culture/heritage/science, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who
Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Region
Throughout England

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
April 30, 2025 £529,058 £437,005 £212,292 9
April 30, 2024 £375,960 £342,382
April 30, 2023 £353,987 £303,846

Trustees

Name Appointed
Sian Broadhurst (Chair) Sept. 4, 2023
Catriona Taylor Oct. 4, 2022
Declan James Fahey Jan. 10, 2025
Humira Imtiaz Feb. 25, 2020
Paul Holliday Jan. 10, 2025
Professor Catherine Sarah Chedgzoy Oct. 27, 2025
Pui Chi Louiseanne Wong Oct. 4, 2022
Verity Jane Bartesch Jan. 30, 2020