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Arts, Culture & Heritage

Arts, culture, heritage, and creative participation.

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£5.4 million in grants offered to museums and galleries across the UK in 2024, including £2.6 million towards acquisitions
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142,000 National Art Pass members; 1,000+ museums, galleries and historic places in the National Art Pass network
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More than 140 objects and works of art joined UK public collections with Art Fund support, including the £4.3 million Chew Valley Hoard of...
Over £700,000 committed towards the new Empowering Curators fellowship programme — designed to increase diversity in the curatorial workforce — following the 2024–25 Expanding Horizons appeal
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£2,932,509 awarded across 69 grants in 2022, spanning preservation, conservation and young women's mental health
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280 smaller grants distributed through strategic heritage partners across the UK, mostly under £5,000
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£980,239 in young women's mental health grants, focused on improving access, transitions and age-specific services
£1,797,270 awarded for preservation and conservation, including support for Grade I listed buildings, medieval chapels and historic theatres in the most deprived parts of the UK
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£1,791,895 in new grants and donations committed in 2024/25 across UK and Israel
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£2.5m designated fund launched for 'Where People Meet' community centres programme, with open call for grants planned for second half of 2025
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Investment portfolio valued at £22.6m at year end, generating £838,709 in investment income to fund grant-making
£250,000 pilot grant to Nudge Community Builders in Plymouth to create a multifunctional community space, with learning to inform the wider 'Where People Meet' funding programme
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Around 40 almshouse residents (Brothers) housed on a seven-acre historic estate in Clerkenwell, London, with CQC-registered care home rated 'Good'
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Free public museum and chapel open to all, with school learning programme and guided tours at reduced rates for local residents
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Weekly 'Warm Space' initiative established by residents, welcoming the local community with free refreshments and inclusive access to the Charterhouse's historic spaces
New strategy 'Creating a Community of Excellence for the Care of Older People' launched in 2022, integrating care, place and sustainability across all operations
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60,000+ gallery visitors in 2024; 1,032,264 online visits; 11,739 artists submitted to 8 open calls; 3,164 works exhibited by 1,309 artists across 8 Society...
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Nearly £1 million in artwork sales across all exhibitions; over £600,000 through 8 Society Shows alone; over £100,000 in prizes and awards to artists;...
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24 exhibitions held; over 120 events; 500+ member artists; 1,500+ Friends network; 40 new members elected; 35 artworks placed for 12 young artists through...
46,000+ visitors to Society shows; 23,729 visitors to additional exhibitions; open exhibitions enable artists of any background to exhibit alongside established names — 50/50 member/selected artist balance increasingly achieved
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850 acres of land managed in and around Oxford; 67,315 visitors to Oxford Castle & Prison (up from 61,376 in 2023); 4,146 school visits...
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73 volunteer work parties carried out nature conservation tasks; 244 people on volunteer green spaces mailing list (89 joined in 2024); 111 volunteers supported...
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£838,712 total income (2023: £790,741); total assets £8,045,138; investments £4,004,767; net surplus of £240,546 (including £246,830 investment gains); net deficit on ordinary activities £6,284
Covered Market units restored and let to Hamblin Bread; new boardwalk at Larkins Lane Field funded by Oxfordshire County Council improving accessibility; shallow pond created at Wolvercote Lakes with £2,833 grant from Grundon Waste Management
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13,666 visitors in 2024/25 — the highest annual figure in the Museum's 55-year history; 3,324 school, university and other learning group participants
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151,940 people reached through loans of collection works to exhibitions at Scottish National Portrait Gallery (27,684), Museum Dr Guislain Gent (58,263), Charité Berlin (48,717),...
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£532K total income; £533K expenditure; 58% of individual visitors disclosed experience of mental health difficulties; 84.5% motivated to understand and support others with mental...
For the second consecutive year, ethnic profile of individual visitors mirrors that of the London Borough of Bromley; ethnic profile of learning group visitors approaches that of Greater London — demonstrating equitable reach
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95,360 total audience engagements — an 18% increase on 80,706 the previous year; 7,611 attendances at Fort Purbrook activity sessions; 21,847 attendances at Fort...
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2,733 activity sessions run at Fort Purbrook across climbing, archery, rifle shooting, mountain biking, water sports, bushcraft, laser activities and more; 2,425 residential attendees;...
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£994,905 total income; 41% of activity centre users from outside Portsmouth (PO7-22 postcodes); 47% of equestrian centre users from outside the city
HAF programme launched for first time in 2023/24 attracting 340 participants; holiday activities grew to 3,586 from 1,413 the previous year; equestrian participation increased to 21,847 — highest in recent years