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

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.

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

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).

Trustees · trustee networks

• 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

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

• ANITA BHALLA — trustee here and at THE SAINTBURY TRUST

Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE.

• THE INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR ARTS AND CULTURE income £104k
• INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS LIMITED income £4.1m
• INTERNATIONAL CURATORS FORUM income £283k
• THE SIVA TRUST LTD income £184k
• THE YINKA SHONIBARE FOUNDATION income £315k
• ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH VISUAL ART LIMITED income £2.0m

Side by side with its peers

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