JELLY LEG'D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE

Registered charity 1100730 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

jelly is an arts organisation in the heart of Reading. Established in 1993 as an artist led studio and exhibition facility, jelly is now a registered charity limited by guarantee, running exhibitions, educational activities, special arts events and selling high quality contemporary arts and crafts.

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Latest income
£160k
Latest spending
£161k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £337 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £160,430. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £31,792, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure (circa £25,000). The trustees note that the reserves position remained stable despite a challenging fundraising period and economic pressures.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of operating expenditure (held: £32k)
It remains the Trustees' intention to maintain general reserves to a figure that represents a minimum three months' operating expenditure. — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Jelly (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Reading

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£160k£161k
31/03/2024£116k£101k
31/03/2023£95k£80k
31/12/2021£104k£93k
31/12/2020£64k£64k

Common questions

Is JELLY LEG'D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating loss of £337 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £160,430. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £31,792, which is above the stated policy target of three months' operating expenditure (circa £25,000). The trustees note that the reserves position remained stable despite a challenging fundraising period and economic pressures. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/02/2024£10k"All Roads - working title"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
JELLY LEG'D CHICKEN ARTS CENTRE£160k0aboveno doubt
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9munclearno doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k0unclearno doubt
UCHELDRE CENTRE FY2025£3.0m0aboveno doubt
THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. FY2025£409k0aboveno doubt
COUNTY HALL ARTS FY2024£8.8m0aboveno doubt

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