FERENS ART GALLERY

Registered charity 1003774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FERENS ENDOWMENT FUND, FERENS GIFT

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY FOR THE EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART IN PERPETUITY AND THE PURCHASE OF WORKS OF ART FOR EXHBITION THEREIN.

Objects

THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY FOR THE EXHIBITION OF WORKS OF ART IN PERPETUITY

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Arts/culture/heritage/science · Get email alerts

Latest income
£242k
Latest spending
£348k
Registered
1991
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's financial position is strong, with net assets amounting to £115,966,856 for the Ferens Art Gallery and £9,354,977 for the Endowment Fund. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to enable debts to be paid as they fall due and do not foresee any problems continuing operations for the next twelve months.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Income from investments and interest amounted to £233,705 (2024: £224,842).” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient available funds for its operations (held: £116.0m)
“The Trust operates a Reserves Policy whereby the fund retains sufficient cash to ensure it has sufficient available funds for its operations.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sadofskys. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£242k£348k
31/03/2024£228k£346k
31/03/2023£170k£296k
31/03/2022£156k£285k
31/03/2021£174k£293k

Common questions

Is FERENS ART GALLERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's financial position is strong, with net assets amounting to £115,966,856 for the Ferens Art Gallery and £9,354,977 for the Endowment Fund. The trustees report that the charity has sufficient reserves to enable debts to be paid as they fall due and do not foresee any problems continuing operations for the next twelve months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sadofskys.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/12/1998£53k"Ferens Art Gallery Children's Gallery, Hull"