FRIENDS OF PUTNEY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN

Registered charity 1131144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Friends of PSAD carry out educational activity in the field of the arts including organising lectures and masterclasses. The charity also undertakes exhibitions to enable local amateur artists display their work to the general public. Fund raising activities are undertaken to enable the Art School to improve facilities, purchase equipment and develop its library.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OFWANDSWORTH IN THE VISUAL ARTS BY SUPPORTING, PROMOTING AND ENHANCING PUTNEYSCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN AS A CENTRE FOR ADULT AND COMMUNITY LEARNING.TO SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGE THE GROWTH OF THE SCHOOL IN ITS OFFER OF EDUCATIONAND HIGH QUALITY LEARNING IN THE VISUAL ARTS.

Area of benefit: WANDSWORTH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Latest income
£42k
Latest spending
£33k
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total net receipts for the year were £9,444, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity holds total reserves of £37,563, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of approximately £5,000. The trustees report that the organization is financially stable with no creditors and sufficient cash on deposit.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: c.£5,000 (held: £38k)
“We have adopted a reserves policy in accordance with the Charity Commission’s recommendations, currently at a level of c.£5,000” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Friends of PSAD (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
08/09/2025£42k£33k
08/09/2024£31k£21k
08/09/2023£31k£27k
08/09/2022£25k£34k
08/09/2021£7k£13k

Common questions

Is FRIENDS OF PUTNEY SCHOOL OF ART AND DESIGN financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total net receipts for the year were £9,444, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted funds. The charity holds total reserves of £37,563, which exceeds its stated reserves policy target of approximately £5,000. The trustees report that the organization is financially stable with no creditors and sufficient cash on deposit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.