THE KEN STRADLING COLLECTION

Registered charity 1117689 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

It is a growing collection providing opportunities for education and inspiration to all those interested in good design, and craftsmanship. It has close links with art and design students in Bristol, Bath and beyond.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£398k
Latest spending
£69k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a significant surplus of £328,892 for the year, bringing unrestricted reserves to £360,313. The trustees report that the charity has no material liabilities and continues to operate on a going concern basis. The financial review highlights a strategic shift towards sustainable income through grants, rentals, and ticketing to manage rising costs.

Automated summary of the FY2024 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.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£398k£69k
31/12/2023£47k£50k
31/12/2022£23k£45k
31/12/2021£33k£45k
31/12/2020£30k£96k

Common questions

Is THE KEN STRADLING COLLECTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a significant surplus of £328,892 for the year, bringing unrestricted reserves to £360,313. The trustees report that the charity has no material liabilities and continues to operate on a going concern basis. The financial review highlights a strategic shift towards sustainable income through grants, rentals, and ticketing to manage rising costs. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE KEN STRADLING COLLECTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE KEN STRADLING COLLECTION as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£10k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/12/2021£9k"Ken Stradling at 100: a Lifelong Passion for Design"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/06/2013£22k"Increasing public access to the Ken Stradling Collection"

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 KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE KEN STRADLING COLLECTION£398k—0above—no doubt
KEMPTON GREAT ENGINES TRUST LIMITED FY2025£154k—0above—no doubt
SPENCER CONTACT FY2025£207k—0unclear—no doubt
FUSION ARTS LIMITED FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
STROUD COURT COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025£3.9m——below—no doubt
CAMBRIDGE STEINER SCHOOL PROJECT FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

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