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Rifco Arts

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Rifco Arts is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include arts/culture/heritage/science.

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What are the key facts about Rifco Arts?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,259,089
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£2,532,030
Registered charity number
1123986
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Charitable company
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Suite 13
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Rifco Arts (number 1123986) 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 Rifco Arts do?

Rifco Arts produces vibrant, accessible, high quality theatre which reflects and celebrates the contemporary British Asian experience; with a focus on enticing and engaging new audiences. We tour entertaining and thought provoking theatre locally and nationally, develop exciting projects within the local community, and explore the synergy between British Asians and their culture and heritage.

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

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Rifco Arts

Answers Rifco 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 Rifco Arts's highest-paid staff paid?

Rifco Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£80,001–£90,0001

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

Where does Rifco Arts's money come from?

Rifco Arts reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.7m (100%), donations and legacies £7,713 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.7m · 100%
  • Donations and legacies£7,713 · 0%

Does Rifco Arts receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for Rifco Arts. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

Rifco Arts reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

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

The register records Rifco 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

Rifco Arts'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
04625212 (Companies House)
Where it says it operates
Throughout London · Slough · Manchester City · Coventry City · Leeds City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin; 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 Rifco Arts registered for?

Arts/culture/heritage/science

Why is there no Clarity Score for Rifco Arts yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is Rifco Arts a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Rifco Arts as a registered charity (number 1123986) 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 Rifco Arts's charity number?
Rifco Arts's charity number is 1123986. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1123986?
Search 1123986 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 Rifco Arts do?
Rifco Arts produces vibrant, accessible, high quality theatre which reflects and celebrates the contemporary British Asian experience; with a focus on enticing and engaging new audiences. We tour entertaining and thought provoking theatre locally and nationally, develop exciting projects within the local community, and explore the synergy between British Asians and their culture and heritage.
Does Rifco Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Rifco 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 Rifco Arts?
Rifco Arts's website listed in our register data is http://www.rifcoarts.com. 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 Rifco Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Rifco Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 1 employee paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £80,001–£90,000 (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 Rifco Arts's money come from?
Rifco Arts reported £1.8m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.7m (100%), donations and legacies £7,713 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Rifco Arts?
The register records Rifco 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 Rifco Arts's trustees paid?
Rifco 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 Rifco Arts registered as a charity?
Rifco Arts was entered on the register on 8 May 2008. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 04625212).

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.