NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GALLERY EDUCATION
Registered charity 1087471 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENGAGE · also registered in Scotland as SC039719 (OSCR)
engage aims to promote greater access to and understanding and enjoyment of the visual arts through gallery education, by engaging with the public, artists, galleries and educators.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,860 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £150,127 to £124,267. However, the trustees note that core operating requirements are met by multi-year grants from Arts Council England and Creative Scotland, and free reserves of £86,221 exceed the stated policy target of £66,000. The filing confirms no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Payments to trustees: Trustees were compensated for loss of earnings for time spent attending meetings. The total payments of compensation for loss of earnings were £80 for 1 trustees.
“Trustees are compensated for loss of earnings for time spent attending meetings, as many of the trustees are freelancers. The total payments of compensation for loss of earnings were £80 for 1 trustees (2024: £880 for 1 trustee).” — page 28
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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.
- DE CAGNA, Gina Sophia — director, appointed 09/03/2026not on trustee list
- MICHAEL, Marianna — director, appointed 22/11/2023on trustee list
- DAVID, Christopher Morgan — director, appointed 22/11/2023on trustee list
- RIGG, Peter Andrew — director, appointed 22/11/2023on trustee list
- HAY, Bernard — director, appointed 12/12/2022on trustee list
- TAYLOR, Anita Phyllis, Professor — director, appointed 08/12/2021on trustee list
- PALIN, Angharad — director, appointed 28/01/2021on trustee list
- RHYS, Ffion — director, appointed 28/01/2021on trustee list
- MCGLYNN, Damien — director, appointed 28/01/2021on trustee list
- TRACEY, Helen — secretary, appointed 15/07/2026
Official officers record.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)
Cost of raising funds
£73k
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (93% 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: 11.4% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Angharad Palin
- Bernard Hay
- Christopher David
- Damien McGlynn
- Ffion Rhys
- Gina Sophia De Cagna
- Marianna Michael
- Peter Rigg
- Professor Anita Taylor
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GALLERY EDUCATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £25,860 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £150,127 to £124,267. However, the trustees note that core operating requirements are met by multi-year grants from Arts Council England and Creative Scotland, and free reserves of £86,221 exceed the stated policy target of £66,000. The filing confirms no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
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