ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY
Registered charity 1034890 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Oriel Davies Gallery is dedicated to providing the local community and wider audiences with access to the best modern and contemporary visual art from Wales and the wider world. Through our exhibitions and education programmes, projects and activities, we are committed to encouraging enjoyment, understanding, learning and participation in the visual arts.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £39,025 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £522,991 to £483,966 (Note: Total funds carried forward is £1,308,342, but net movement is negative; unrestricted funds decreased from £356,448 to £317,423). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and maintains free reserves of £304,164, which are above the stated minimum policy target of £220,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £220,000 (held: £304k)
“The minimum reserves figure currently stands at £220,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: IT services purchased from View Creative Agency, a company of which Trustee S Cotton is a director.
“During the year, the Company purchased IT services at the cost of £1,624 (2024: 1,352) from View Creative Agency, a company of which S Cotton is a director.” — page 35
“The spouse and daughter of the Chief Executive Officer have received the total of £7,953 for a combination of running workshops, providing hospitality and working in various other roles (2024: £6,986).” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payments to spouse and daughter of CEO for workshops, hospitality, and other roles.
“During the year, the Company purchased IT services at the cost of £1,624 (2024: 1,352) from View Creative Agency, a company of which S Cotton is a director.” — page 35
“The spouse and daughter of the Chief Executive Officer have received the total of £7,953 for a combination of running workshops, providing hospitality and working in various other roles (2024: £6,986).” — page 35
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
RELISH NEWTOWN LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- The subsidiary ceased trading in 2019 and is dormant; no intra-group transactions are disclosed.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BURT, Jamie Christopher — director, appointed 24/06/2025on trustee list
- WEBB, Damon — director, appointed 24/09/2024on trustee list
- ROBERTSON, Susan Janet — director, appointed 18/11/2020on trustee list
- COTTON, Simon Patrick — director, appointed 14/11/2018on trustee list
- VICARY, Sean Adrian — director, appointed 29/04/2015on trustee list
- BROWN, Michael Hugh — director, appointed 30/04/2014on trustee list
- STROUD, George — secretary, appointed 04/06/2026
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (71% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (09/12/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Damon Webb
- Jamie Christopher Burt · trustee of 1 other charity
- Michael Hugh Brown
- Sean Adrian Vicary
- Simon Patrick Cotton
- Susan Robertson
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Powys
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £39,025 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £522,991 to £483,966 (Note: Total funds carried forward is £1,308,342, but net movement is negative; unrestricted funds decreased from £356,448 to £317,423). The trustees confirm the charity has adequate resources to continue as a going concern and maintains free reserves of £304,164, which are above the stated minimum policy target of £220,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ORIEL DAVIES GALLERY as a grant recipient include CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU, The Ashley Family Foundation.
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