INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS
Registered charity 1031721 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as INIVA, INSTITUTE OF NEW INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS
Iniva engages with culturally diverse practices and ideas by creating exhibitions, publications, multimedia, education and research projects designed to bring the work of artists from culturally diverse backgrounds to the attention of the widest possible public.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £218,004, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 5.3 months of operating costs against a policy target of 3-6 months. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £696,881 and total expenditure of £769,614, resulting in a decrease in total funds.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months of operating costs (held: £218k)
“the Board has set a target to rebuild a sufficient reserve to cover between 3-6 months’ operating costs.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Aggregate donations from trustees
“Aggregate donations from trustees were £2,848 (2024: £1,798). There are no related party transactions to disclose for 2025 (2024: no related parties). One trustee resigned from the board in November 2023 and served as Deputy Director (Interim) from December 2023 to September 2024.” — page 34
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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).
- Arts Council England — “Arts Council England invests in iniva as a National Portfolio Organisation.” (source page)
- Hauser & Wirth Institute — “Hauser & Wirth Institute grants support creative archival initiatives, empowering nonprofits and collectives to expand access to collections…” (source page)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund — “The National Lottery Heritage Fund supports Living Legacies: Collaboration, Community and Radicality , an initiative to transform community …” (source page)
- BFI Screen Heritage Fund — “The BFI Screen Heritage Fund, awarding funds from the National Lottery, supports our project, Visualising Contemporary Art Histories – iniva…” (source page)
- Goldsmiths' Foundation — “The inaugural grant supports iniva’s core organisational costs to help maintain our inclusive programmes.” (source page)
- Westminster City Council — “Westminster City Council supports Present Land , a community art project exploring climate justice through creative collaboration in Westmin…” (source page)
- The Paul Mellon Centre — “The Paul Mellon Centre awarded a Digitisation Grant to iniva for the project ‘Digitising Black British and Diasporic Exhibition Practices’” (source page)
- The Ampersand Foundation — “The Ampersand Foundation supports our exhibitions at Stuart Hall Library from 2026 – 2027.” (source page)
- The Clothworkers' Foundation — “The Clothworkers’ Foundation supports Living Legacies: Collaboration, Community and Radicality , an initiative to transform community engage…” (source page)
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.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£72k
Reported reserves equal ~3.4 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (55% 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: 10.3% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- ANITA BHALLA · trustee of 1 other charity
- Anh Duong Nguyen
- Ayoadepeju Abosede Obiyemi Oshin
- Bokani Monica Tshidzu
- Chinyelu Oranefo
- Eva Helena Zedig · trustee of 1 other charity
- MARC NAHUM
- Makanjuade Sylvia Arike Oke
- Somil Goyal
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £218,004, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover 5.3 months of operating costs against a policy target of 3-6 months. The charity reported a net expenditure for the year, with total income of £696,881 and total expenditure of £769,614, resulting in a decrease in total funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL VISUAL ARTS as a grant recipient include THE PILGRIM TRUST, THE SAINTBURY TRUST.
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Known funders
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