NEW CONTEMPORARIES (1988) LIMITED
Registered charity 1013848 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Promote high standards of contemporary art including but without limitation by providing professional opportunities to artists who are in or have recently left educationAdvance and to educate the aesthetic taste of the public in relation to contemporary art in particular by promoting public education and discourse about contemporary art and the artists engaged in the creation of contemporary art
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £24,749 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £94,196. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring funds to ensure activity continuity during unforeseen difficulties, and the current unrestricted balance exceeds the designated £17,000 for Artist Development. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: Reserves are maintained at a level, which ensures that the Charity's activity would be able to continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. A proportion of Reserves are maintained in a readily realisable form. (held: £94k)
“The Trustees have set a Reserves Policy, which requires: 1. Reserves are maintained at a level, which ensures that the Charity's activity would be able to continue during a period of unforeseen difficulty. 2. A proportion of Reserves are maintained in a readily realisable form.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram
- Alice Amati
- Fouad Kanaan
- Harold Offeh
- Hoda Ali
- Lewis Dalton Gilbert
- Romilly Paris Stebbings
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NEW CONTEMPORARIES (1988) LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income surplus of £24,749 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total unrestricted reserves of £94,196. The trustees maintain a reserves policy requiring funds to ensure activity continuity during unforeseen difficulties, and the current unrestricted balance exceeds the designated £17,000 for Artist Development. Per the independent examiner's report, no matters were identified that would cause concern regarding the accounts or the charity's compliance with statutory requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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