Cockpit Arts (number 1029643) 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 Cockpit Arts do?
Cockpit Arts is the only creative incubator for designer-makers in the UK. The organisation supports and promotes designer-makers at all stages of their career development by providing workspace, professional development services and promotion.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
From the annual return
Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Cockpit Arts
Answers Cockpit Arts 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 Cockpit Arts's highest-paid staff paid?
Cockpit Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).
Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,000
1
£60,001–£70,000
1
The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.
Where does Cockpit Arts's money come from?
Cockpit Arts reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.2m (90%), donations and legacies £98k (7%), investments £33k (3%).
Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.2m · 90%
Donations and legacies£98k · 7%
Investments£33k · 3%
Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?
The register records Cockpit Arts 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
Cockpit Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; People With Disabilities; Other Defined Groups; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.
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 Cockpit Arts registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
Why is there no Clarity Score for Cockpit Arts yet?
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The register data used for this profile lists Cockpit Arts as a registered charity (number 1029643) 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 Cockpit Arts's charity number?
Cockpit Arts's charity number is 1029643. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
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What does Cockpit Arts do?
Cockpit Arts is the only creative incubator for designer-makers in the UK. The organisation supports and promotes designer-makers at all stages of their career development by providing workspace, professional development services and promotion.
Does Cockpit Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Cockpit Arts. 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 Cockpit Arts?
Cockpit Arts's website listed in our register data is http://www.cockpitstudios.org. 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 Cockpit Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Cockpit Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). 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.
Where does Cockpit Arts's money come from?
Cockpit Arts reported £1.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.2m (90%), donations and legacies £98k (7%), investments £33k (3%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Cockpit Arts?
The register records Cockpit Arts 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 Cockpit Arts's trustees paid?
Cockpit Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Cockpit Arts registered as a charity?
Cockpit Arts was entered on the register on 2 December 1993. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 02801969).