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ARVON FOUNDATION LIMITED (THE)

Company no. 01086582 · PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
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ARVON FOUNDATION LIMITED (THE) is an active 53-year-old company. One to note: 1 outstanding charge. On the plus side, accounts filed and up to date.

Risk indicatorsNo adverse signals found
1 outstanding charge — secured debt registered
Active on the Companies House register
Accounts filed and up to date
Established — 53+ years on the register

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Company details
Established 10+ years1 charge
StatusActive
Company number01086582
TypePRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital)
Incorporated13 Dec 1972 · 53 yrs
Registered officeLumb Bank, Heptonstall, Hebden Bridge, HX7 6DF
Nature of business85520 - Cultural education · 90030 - Artistic creation · 90040 - Operation of arts facilities
Next accounts due30 Sep 2026
Confirmation statement due30 Oct 2026

Contact

Contact from the Charity Commission (official public register).

Charity Commission

Charity number
306694
Charity status
Registered
Registered charity since
28 Mar 1973
Charity type
Charitable company
Latest income
£3,261,172 · year to 31 Dec 2024
Latest expenditure
£2,269,394

What ARVON FOUNDATION LIMITED (THE) does

We run a year-round programme of creative writing courses at three rural writing houses and also online, offering expert tuition from established writers in all forms of published writing to people from all backgrounds and experience. We run mentoring and other creative writing projects and a grant scheme to enable open access to our courses, and provide dedicated facilities for writers' retreats.

Charitable objects and activities as declared by the charity to the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Charity income & expenditure

Financial year endingIncomeExpenditureNet
31 Dec 2024 £3,261,172 £2,269,394 £991,778
31 Dec 2023 £2,599,973 £2,286,228 £313,745
31 Dec 2022 £2,043,911 £2,257,598 −£213,687
31 Dec 2021 £1,895,294 £1,866,972 £28,322
31 Dec 2020 £1,730,810 £1,578,258 £152,552

Figures as filed in the charity's annual returns to the Charity Commission — last 5 reported years. Net is income less expenditure; a negative figure means the charity spent more than it received that year.

Trustees (15)

Patricia Clare CumperChair
Trustee · appointed 27 Jan 2022
Anna Williams
Trustee · appointed 25 Mar 2026
Dr Maria Evans
Trustee · appointed 23 Nov 2022
Jack Redfern
Trustee · appointed 23 Nov 2022
Joshua Adam Eremo Cockcroft
Trustee · appointed 29 Jan 2020
Kim Evans
Trustee · appointed 29 Jan 2020
MATTHEW COX
Trustee · appointed 25 Mar 2026
Martha Sprackland
Trustee · appointed 27 Nov 2024
Nabeela Rasul
Trustee · appointed 27 Nov 2024
Niharika Jain
Trustee · appointed 23 Nov 2022
Rachel Cleverly
Trustee · appointed 23 Nov 2022
Rebecca Joanne Thompson
Trustee · appointed 27 Nov 2024
Robert Drummer
Trustee · appointed 27 Nov 2024
Sarah Georgina Harwood
Trustee · appointed 29 Jan 2020
Susan Helen Bowers
Trustee · appointed 27 Nov 2024

Trustees as recorded on the Charity Commission register. For a charitable company the trustees are normally also its Companies House directors, so this list and the Directors & officers list below should broadly agree — a large discrepancy is worth asking about.

Property & land holdings (2)Premium

PropertyTenureArea
The Hurst, Clunton, Near Craven Arms Freehold Shropshire
Totleigh Barton Manor, Sheepwash, Beaworthy (EX21 5NS) Freehold West Devon, Devon

Freehold and leasehold titles registered to this company in the HM Land Registry Commercial & Corporate Ownership Data. This covers registered land in England and Wales only, and reflects the register at the date of the extract — recent transactions may not appear.

Directors & officers

CARLISH, Natasha Victoria
Secretary · appointed 23 Mar 2023
BOWERS, Susan Helen
Director · appointed 27 Nov 2024 · British
CLEVERLY, Rachel
Director · appointed 23 Nov 2022 · British
COCKCROFT, Joshua Adam Eremo
Director · appointed 29 Jan 2020 · British
COX, Matthew
Director · appointed 25 Mar 2026 · British
CUMPER, Patricia Clare
Director · appointed 27 Jan 2022 · British
DRUMMER, Robert
Director · appointed 27 Nov 2024 · British
EVANS, Kim
Director · appointed 29 Jan 2020 · British
EVANS, Maria Jayne, Dr
Director · appointed 23 Nov 2022 · British
HARWOOD, Sarah Georgina
Director · appointed 29 Jan 2020 · British
JAIN, Niharika
Director · appointed 23 Nov 2022 · British
RASUL, Nabeela
Director · appointed 27 Nov 2024 · British

Ownership & control (PSC)

Statement filed — no individual PSC named
Persons with significant control statement
Filing status
AccountsUp to date
Last accounts made up to31 Dec 2024
Next accounts due30 Sep 2026
Confirmation statementUp to date
Last statement16 Oct 2025
Next statement due30 Oct 2026
Accounts typeFull accounts

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