CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE
Registered charity 1065829 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The objectives are to advance the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of the arts. The charity operates Camden Arts Centre, north London's leading venue for contemporary visual art of regional, national and international significance incorporating galleries for temporary exhibitions, studios and workshops for educational activities.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves were maintained at £371,190, meeting the trustees' stated policy target of three months' core running costs. The charity reported a net income increase of £99,000 for the year, driven by significant non-recurring lease fundraising income, while adapting to a reduced Arts Council England grant.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Arts Council England (25% of income)
“The largest source of income remained Arts Council England (ACE) funding which totalled £810,000” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of core running costs (held: £371k)
“Camden Art Centre aims to have a free reserves pot to cover on average 3 months’ core running costs (currently calculated at £371,000).” — page 29
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Adele Bezzetto, youth trustee, was paid £1,464 for work as an assistant on learning programmes.
“Adele Bezzetto, youth trustee, was paid £1,464 (2024: £nil) for work as an assistant on learning programmes.” — page 56
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Camden Arts Centre (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- HANSON, Edward Hindolo — director, appointed 13/06/2026on trustee list
- PALLEY, Mildred Baer — director, appointed 20/10/2025on trustee list
- BAKER, Robert — director, appointed 06/12/2024on trustee list
- PAGGI, Livia — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
- JOSEPH, Tam — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
- LANGRET, Eva Madeleine Josette — director, appointed 21/10/2024on trustee list
- MACKENZIE, Sarah Penelope Kate — director, appointed 23/10/2023on trustee list
- KATZ, Allison — director, appointed 09/12/2022on trustee list
- COUNTS, Tia Angela — director, appointed 24/02/2020on trustee list
- FOBERT, James Earl — director, appointed 06/11/2017on trustee list
- JUNGALWALLA, Porus — director, appointed 15/05/2017on trustee list
- SANIG, Karen Rae — director, appointed 20/02/2017on trustee list
- CLARK, Martin Charles — secretary, appointed 23/10/2023
Official officers record.
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)
Cost of raising funds
£480k
Reported reserves equal ~1.7 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (83% 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: 14.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (14/12/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves were maintained at £371,190, meeting the trustees' stated policy target of three months' core running costs. The charity reported a net income increase of £99,000 for the year, driven by significant non-recurring lease fundraising income, while adapting to a reduced Arts Council England grant. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.
Who funds CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CAMDEN ARTS CENTRE as a grant recipient include AKO FOUNDATION, THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED, JAPAN HOUSE LONDON TRUST, THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION, THE ROSE FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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