THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD.

Registered charity 1055262 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SHOWROOM

The Charity is established to advance public education by the provision of an art gallery for the exhibition of contemporary art, including performance, video, installation, and artist commissions involving local participation. It is also involved in the formulation, preparation and establishment of schemes, provided that all the objectives of the charity shall be of a charitable nature.

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Latest income
£409k
Latest spending
£349k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved financial stability by bringing costs in line with income for the first time in three years, resulting in a net income of £59,735 for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £170,553, with a designated reserve fund of £109,000 intended to cover one exhibition, three months of running costs, and lease reinstatement. The charity is core funded by Arts Council England and reports that its gross income exceeded £250,000, qualifying it for independent examination rather than audit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one exhibition, three months of running costs, and £35,000 for lease reinstatement (held: £171k)
The policy for the reserve fund is to maintain levels required to meet the cost of one exhibition, three months of running costs; the cost of reinstating the building on expiry of the lease is set at £35,000. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee donation
Mercedes Vilardell, a trustee, donated £10,000 during the year. — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein 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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of Westminster

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£409k£349k
31/03/2024£266k£343k
31/03/2023£293k£373k
31/03/2022£380k£317k
31/03/2021£343k£276k

Common questions

Is THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved financial stability by bringing costs in line with income for the first time in three years, resulting in a net income of £59,735 for the year. Unrestricted reserves stood at £170,553, with a designated reserve fund of £109,000 intended to cover one exhibition, three months of running costs, and lease reinstatement. The charity is core funded by Arts Council England and reports that its gross income exceeded £250,000, qualifying it for independent examination rather than audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD.?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£42kImagining Future Schools and the Young People Pilot Programme

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government13/10/2022£130kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£130kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Heritage Fund07/09/2022£8k"Site A - Gyonamdong - Facing Church Street - Blackwater"
UK government13/12/2021£130kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government22/10/2021£70kCulture Recovery Fund: Continuity Support
UK government09/06/2017£130kNational Portfolio Organisations

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 CASTLEFIELD GALLERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD.£409k0aboveno doubt
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY FY2025£671k0unclearno doubt
MK GALLERY FY2025£1.8m£85,000 - £90,0001unclearno doubt
ARNOLFINI GALLERY CIO FY2025£1.6munclearno doubt
RAVEN ROW FY2025£1.5m0aboveno doubt
OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND FY2023£490kbelowno doubt

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