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AUTOGRAPH ABP

Registered charity 1127712 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

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Latest income
£1.6m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the group reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £169,559 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in accumulated unrestricted reserves of £1,573,030. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves of £449,550 exceed the stated policy target of three months' running costs, which equates to £317,974.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £80,001 - £90,000 — above the median for charities its size (£70k)
“One employee received remuneration of between £80,000 and £90,000” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months running costs excluding programme costs covered by restricted and designated funds (held: £450k)
“hold unrestricted reserves of three months running costs excluding programme costs covered by restricted and designated funds. At the end of March 2025 this equates to £317,974.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Payments to trustees: Mark Sealy received £81,693 for his role as Executive Director.
“During the year, no management committee received any remuneration, except for Mark Sealy who received £81,693 (2024 - £78,551) for his role as Executive Director.” — page 27
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Sense of Place Ltd, Autograph Trading Ltd
“Autograph ABP has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Autograph Trading and Sense of Place Ltd.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.6m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£335k
Reserves (reported)
£450k
Employees
21

Reported reserves equal ~3.8 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.6m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.1m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.3m£1.2m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.0m

Common questions

Is AUTOGRAPH ABP financially healthy?

The accounts state that the group reported a surplus on unrestricted funds of £169,559 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in accumulated unrestricted reserves of £1,573,030. Per the trustees' report, these free reserves of £449,550 exceed the stated policy target of three months' running costs, which equates to £317,974. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of AUTOGRAPH ABP earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £80,001 - £90,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund03/08/2020£28k"COVID19 AUTOGRAPH ABP"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund02/08/2017£100k"Building A Resilient Archive for the Future"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund30/09/2014£97k"In a different light - building autograph ABP's collection of photography, expanding the narratives on black representation"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund29/11/2011£414k"Missing Chapter"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/09/2007£661k"Archive and Research Centre for Culturally Diverse Photography"