BERMONDSEY ARTISTS' GROUP

Registered charity 1073851 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CAFE GALLERY PROJECTS

To provide exhibitions and events at Lake Gallery and Dilston Gallery in Southwark Park. To develop community learning projects at both venues involving all people to benefit from experiencing the arts as practitioners and audiences.

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Latest income
£315k
Latest spending
£529k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £213,775 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £727,405 to £513,630. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to grow its reserve funds to £89,000 by 2027 to increase resilience, though current designated reserves stand at £87,107.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

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.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

2 registered titles 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£315k£529k
31/03/2024£499k£465k
31/03/2023£296k£419k
31/03/2022£382k£423k
31/03/2021£250k£256k

Common questions

Is BERMONDSEY ARTISTS' GROUP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net movement in funds of negative £213,775 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £727,405 to £513,630. Per the trustees' report, the charity aims to grow its reserve funds to £89,000 by 2027 to increase resilience, though current designated reserves stand at £87,107. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BERMONDSEY ARTISTS' GROUP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BERMONDSEY ARTISTS' GROUP as a grant recipient include NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUSTFY2024£5k
NORTH SOUTHWARK ENVIRONMENT TRUSTFY2025£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund08/04/2026£10kGreen Shoots
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2024£2kGrant to The Bermondsey Artists' group
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2023£5kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
UK government13/10/2022£136kNational Portfolio Organisations
UK government13/10/2022£136kNational Portfolio Organisations
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£3kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
London Borough of Southwark31/03/2022£3kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
UK government13/12/2021£136kNational Portfolio Organisations
The National Lottery Community Fund18/12/2020£7kSeniors Art School
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£22kGrant to Bermondsey Artists' Group
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£2kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2020£9kGrant to Southwark Park Galleries
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£22kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£2kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2018£22kGrant to Bermondsey Artists' Group
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2017£22kGrant to Bermondsey Artists' Group
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2016£29kGrant to Bermondsey Artists Group
City Bridge Foundation02/07/2009£50kGrant to Bermondsey Artists' Group

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 FUSION ARTS LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BERMONDSEY ARTISTS' GROUP£315k—0unclear—no doubt
FUSION ARTS LIMITED FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEW ART EXCHANGE LTD FY2025£1.6m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS DEPOT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
BANKSIDE GALLERY LIMITED FY2024£448k——unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt

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