LANDMARK ARTS CENTRE
Preservation of the listed building of the former church of St Albans at Teddington Lock and its development as an arts and community centre via a programme of visual and performing arts events and provision of arts education classes.
Objects
To advance the arts for the benefit and education of the public by promoting participation in, access to and appreciation of the arts in all their forms, including (but not limited to) visual arts, crafts, music, drama, dance, literature, circus, digital media and interdisciplinary art; and to preserve, maintain and improve the Grade II Listed building formerly known as the Church of St Alban the Martyr, Teddington, as a venue for such charitable purposes
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £233,586 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased gross income to £850,713 and reduced charitable expenditure. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves totalled £186,486, which is above the stated policy target of £176,346, indicating the charity is maintaining sufficient liquidity to cover six months of overheads.
What the accounts disclose
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Funders the charity credits
- Alice SK
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Trustees
- Alison Hawkins
- Audrenneive Alareen Farrell
- Gabrielle Kathleen Gale
- Geoffrey Michael Noble
- Joanna Earp
- Jonathan Laidlow ACA
- Sally Millest Taylor
- William Allan John Harding
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £851k | £617k |
| 31/03/2024 | £629k | £686k |
| 31/03/2023 | £561k | £565k |
| 31/03/2022 | £381k | £371k |
| 31/03/2021 | £386k | £244k |
Common questions
Is LANDMARK ARTS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £233,586 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased gross income to £850,713 and reduced charitable expenditure. Per the trustees' report, free unrestricted reserves totalled £186,486, which is above the stated policy target of £176,346, indicating the charity is maintaining sufficient liquidity to cover six months of overheads. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 04/07/2013 | £50k | Grant to Landmark Arts Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/10/2008 | £6k | Vox Festival of Song |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 20/07/2005 | £5k | Stage Lift |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND | 1 | £8k |
| SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST | 1 | £6k |
| EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED
- PETHERTON ARTS TRUST LIMITED
- UCHELDRE CENTRE
- NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD
- WOTTON ARTS PROJECT
- THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST MARY WITH ST ALBAN TEDDINGTON
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LANDMARK ARTS CENTRE | £851k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WARE ARTS CENTRE LIMITED | £229k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| PETHERTON ARTS TRUST LIMITED | £153k | — | 0 | above | — | noted |
| UCHELDRE CENTRE | £3.0m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| WOTTON ARTS PROJECT | £102k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |