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Registered charity · No. 1155680CIO

Stanley Arts

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Stanley Arts 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 Stanley Arts?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,406,976
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,511,103
Registered charity number
1155680
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
12 South Norwood Hill
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Stanley Arts (number 1155680) 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 Stanley Arts do?

Stanley Arts aims to be one of South London's premiere arts and performance venues, providing our local community with a vital home for cultural expression and discovery. As a radically inclusive space we seek to foreground under-represented voices, providing artists of colour and LGBTQIA creatives with a platform to reach out to audiences across South London and beyond.

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

From the annual return

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

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

Stanley Arts'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.

Where does Stanley Arts's money come from?

Stanley Arts reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £902k (64%), charitable activities £450k (32%), trading and fundraising events £53k (4%).

  • Donations and legacies£902k · 64%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£450k · 32%
  • Trading and fundraising events£53k · 4%
  • Investments£2,711 · 0%
  • Other income£449 · 0%

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

The register records Stanley 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

Stanley 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
Previous names on the register
The Stanley People's Initiative; Spi
Where it says it operates
Bromley · Croydon · Lambeth

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space.

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 Stanley Arts registered for?

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

Why is there no Clarity Score for Stanley Arts yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Stanley Arts. 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 Stanley Arts a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Stanley Arts as a registered charity (number 1155680) 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 Stanley Arts's charity number?
Stanley Arts's charity number is 1155680. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1155680?
Search 1155680 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 Stanley Arts do?
Stanley Arts aims to be one of South London's premiere arts and performance venues, providing our local community with a vital home for cultural expression and discovery. As a radically inclusive space we seek to foreground under-represented voices, providing artists of colour and LGBTQIA creatives with a platform to reach out to audiences across South London and beyond.
Does Stanley Arts have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Stanley 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 Stanley Arts?
Stanley Arts's website listed in our register data is http://www.stanleyarts.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 Stanley Arts's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Stanley Arts'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.
Where does Stanley Arts's money come from?
Stanley Arts reported £1.4m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £902k (64%), charitable activities £450k (32%), trading and fundraising events £53k (4%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Stanley Arts?
The register records Stanley 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 Stanley Arts's trustees paid?
Stanley Arts's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
What was Stanley Arts previously called?
The register lists these previous names for Stanley Arts: The Stanley People's Initiative; Spi.
When was Stanley Arts registered as a charity?
Stanley Arts was entered on the register on 6 February 2014.

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.