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What does Minerva Arts do?
Minerva Arts is an arts education organisation working in the Chester and Cheshire area. The core of our work is a Youth Theatre that offers opportunities for young people between 11 and 18 to participate in drama and arts activities. This year we have also been responsible for two funded projects.
Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.
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Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Minerva Arts
Answers Minerva Arts gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 1 April 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.
How much are Minerva Arts's highest-paid staff paid?
Minerva Arts's annual return for the year ending 1 April 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 does not record Minerva Arts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Minerva Arts's annual return for the year ending 1 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.
Reported activities: 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 Minerva Arts registered for?
Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science
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The register data used for this profile lists Minerva Arts as a registered charity (number 1149379) 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.
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What does Minerva Arts do?
Minerva Arts is an arts education organisation working in the Chester and Cheshire area. The core of our work is a Youth Theatre that offers opportunities for young people between 11 and 18 to participate in drama and arts activities. This year we have also been responsible for two funded projects.
Does Minerva Arts have reviews and complaints?
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How can I donate to Minerva Arts?
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How much is Minerva Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Minerva Arts's annual return for the year ending 1 April 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 Minerva Arts?
The register does not record Minerva Arts as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.
Are Minerva Arts's trustees paid?
Minerva Arts's annual return for the year ending 1 April 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Minerva Arts registered as a charity?
Minerva Arts was entered on the register on 18 October 2012. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 08098260).