QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION

Registered charity 1095210 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION, MUSEUM OF ILLUSTRATION, THE HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION, THE QUENTIN BLAKE GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION

Latest income

£2.5m

Latest spending

£911k

Registered

2003

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income

£2.5m

Total spending

£911k

Cost of raising funds

£171k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

John Kampfnerchair
CLAUDIA FRANCES ZEFF
Clive Peter Hinds · trustee of 1 other charity
Dr Stella Rose Toonen
Eleanor Head
Marion Deuchars
Melanie Jane Johnson
Munesh Mahtani
Oliver Brendan Jeffers
Pamela Rose Raynor
Peter Scott Barron
Samantha Colt

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£2.5m	£911k
31/12/2023	£1.3m	£927k
31/12/2022	£2.2m	£707k
31/12/2021	£1.1m	£690k
31/12/2020	£605k	£1.3m

Common questions

Who funds QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION as a grant recipient include THE BAND TRUST, THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE BAND TRUST	FY2023	£350k
THE GATSBY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£350k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	FY2025	£250k
KUSUMA TRUST UK	FY2024	£250k
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	FY2024	£200k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£57k
THE LINBURY TRUST	FY2025	£50k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£50k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITED	FY2025	£50k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	FY2025	£10k
CHK Foundation	FY2024	£10k
THE ROBERT GAVRON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£4k
THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION	FY2024	£4k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	29/11/2022	£3.9m	"Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration"