WIMBLEDON ARTS

Registered charity 1120297 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Developing the cultural landscape of Merton and Wandsworth by organising an annual book festival called "Wimbledon Bookfest" to promote the active enjoyment of books, and other cultural activities; and developing an educational outeach programme across Merton.

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Latest income

£670k

Latest spending

£628k

Registered

2007

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £42,367 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £670,438 against total expenditure of £628,071. However, the charity holds negative unrestricted reserves of £(37,368), which the trustees attribute to a strategic recovery plan and an unexpected VAT liability. The trustees confirm that the surplus, before the irrecoverable VAT charge, was £82,332 and anticipate continued surpluses in 2025 and 2026 to rebuild reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose employee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) exceeded £60,000 was: 2024 1” — page 19

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three to six months turnover (held: £-37k)

“The policy of the trustees is to build a surplus that covers three to six months turnover for unexpected challenges in income generation” — page 8

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Total income

£670k

Total spending

£628k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Lord Iain Mackenzie McNicolchair
Alice Skinner
Chris Young
David Shriver
Katherine Patrick
Kathryn Jane Ellison · trustee of 1 other charity
Liam Hurley
Susan Woodman · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Merton · Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2024	£670k	£628k
31/12/2023	£485k	£508k
31/12/2022	£540k	£616k
31/12/2021	£529k	£530k
31/12/2020	£273k	£267k

Common questions

Is WIMBLEDON ARTS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £42,367 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £670,438 against total expenditure of £628,071. However, the charity holds negative unrestricted reserves of £(37,368), which the trustees attribute to a strategic recovery plan and an unexpected VAT liability. The trustees confirm that the surplus, before the irrecoverable VAT charge, was £82,332 and anticipate continued surpluses in 2025 and 2026 to rebuild reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of WIMBLEDON ARTS earn?

Per its FY2024 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds WIMBLEDON ARTS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WIMBLEDON ARTS as a grant recipient include THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2023	£19k
THE TAYLOR FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2022	£15k

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£205k
THE ARDEOLA CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£72k
THE MELANIE WHITE FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£51k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL	1	£42k
THE BOWERMAN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£27k
THE GEOFFREY AND PAULINE MARTIN TRUST	1	£10k
THE BOLTINI TRUST	1	£8k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION.

THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION income £4.6m
WOTTON ARTS PROJECT income £102k
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED income £215k
AFC WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION income £1.0m
THE HOUNSLOW ARTS TRUST LTD income £824k
WANDSWORTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX LIMITED income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
WIMBLEDON ARTS	£670k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION FY2025	£4.6m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
WOTTON ARTS PROJECT FY2025	£102k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WINDSOR FESTIVAL SOCIETY LIMITED FY2025	£215k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AFC WIMBLEDON FOUNDATION FY2025	£1.0m	Under £60,000	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HOUNSLOW ARTS TRUST LTD FY2025	£824k	—	—	below	—	no doubt

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