CHISENHALE GALLERY

Registered charity 1026175 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Chisenhale Gallery supports artists to pursue new directions and to produce their most ambitious work to date. We enable audiences to experience this process of commissioning and producing art, and to learn from it through critical reflection, discussion and participation. Chisenhale Gallery is a key organisation for artist-led education activities for the local community.

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Latest income
£999k
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1993
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were £1,234,567 at the end of the financial year. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No material uncertainties or significant deficits were disclosed in the filing.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by none. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£999k
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£117k
Employees
17

Reported reserves equal ~1.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (60% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£999k£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2023£972k£959k
31/03/2022£935k£745k
31/03/2021£545k£513k

Common questions

Is CHISENHALE GALLERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds were £1,234,567 at the end of the financial year. The Trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. No material uncertainties or significant deficits were disclosed in the filing. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by none.

Who funds CHISENHALE GALLERY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name CHISENHALE GALLERY as a grant recipient include NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUNDFY2023£30kAcquisition grant
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£5kWorkshops and gardening activities for children

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2025£20kChisenhale Create
The National Lottery Community Fund21/08/2004£5kWorks Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHISENHALE ART PLACE LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
CHISENHALE GALLERY£999k—0unclear—no doubt
CHISENHALE ART PLACE LIMITED FY2025£324k—0unclear—no doubt
CHISENHALE DANCE SPACE FY2025£243k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. FY2025£409k—0above—no doubt
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY FY2025£3.5m——below—noted
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY FY2025£671k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.