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Arts Active Trust

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Arts Active Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage.

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What are the key facts about Arts Active Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£177,389
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£202,683
Registered charity number
702973
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Heath
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Arts Active Trust (number 702973) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Arts Active Trust do?

Through outreach programmes devised, facilitated and implemented by Arts Active to promote the arts. The charity works with Cardiff Council and other partners in Wales, to engage with communities in Cardiff and beyond; to encourage interest in and appreciation of music, performing arts and multidisciplinary arts projects through participation, education and audience development.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Arts Active Trust

Answers Arts Active Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Arts Active Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Arts Active Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Arts Active Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Arts Active Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
02454546 (Companies House)
Previous names on the register
St David's Hall and New Theatre Trust; St David's Hall Trust
Where it says it operates
Throughout Wales

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Arts Active Trust registered for?

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/scienceEnvironment/conservation/heritage

Why is there no Clarity Score for Arts Active Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Arts Active Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Arts Active Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Arts Active Trust as a registered charity (number 702973) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Arts Active Trust's charity number?
Arts Active Trust's charity number is 702973. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 702973?
Search 702973 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Arts Active Trust do?
Through outreach programmes devised, facilitated and implemented by Arts Active to promote the arts. The charity works with Cardiff Council and other partners in Wales, to engage with communities in Cardiff and beyond; to encourage interest in and appreciation of music, performing arts and multidisciplinary arts projects through participation, education and audience development.
Does Arts Active Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Arts Active Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Arts Active Trust?
Arts Active Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.artsactive.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Arts Active Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Arts Active Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Arts Active Trust?
The register records Arts Active Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Arts Active Trust's trustees paid?
Arts Active Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Arts Active Trust previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Arts Active Trust: St David's Hall and New Theatre Trust; St David's Hall Trust.
When was Arts Active Trust registered as a charity?
Arts Active Trust was entered on the register on 31 May 1990. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02454546).

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.