Hastings Contemporary
Registered charity 1150383 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as JERWOOD GALLERY, THE FRIENDS OF THE JERWOOD GALLERY
The charity is established for the purpose of the advancement of the visual arts by supporting the charitable activities of Hastings Contemporary and such other charitable activities and causes as are associated with or complementary to the activities of Hastings Contemporary.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £132,903 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total incoming resources increased to £1,255,031, while total outgoing resources decreased to £1,122,128. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: between £200,000 and £250,000 (held: £132k)
“The Trustees therefore aim to achieve target free reserves of between £200,000 and £250,000”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Hastings Contemporary Trading Ltd
“In 2019 the charity established a subsidiary company, Hastings Contemporary Trading Ltd, for the purpose of carrying out its retail and trading activities.” — page 11
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Sumer Audit. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
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Corporate structure
HASTINGS CONTEMPORARY TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £27.6m
- Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest: £27,598,000
“Amounts owed to group undertakings and undertakings in which the company has a participating interest 27,598”
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hastings Contemporary (matched by registered charity number).
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BROWN, Bruce George, Professor — director, appointed 01/10/2024on trustee list
- SANDFORD-BEAL, Kay Elizabeth — director, appointed 08/07/2024on trustee list
- COURTAULD, Clara — director, appointed 08/07/2024on trustee list
- FARTHING, Michael John Godfrey, Professor — director, appointed 08/07/2024on trustee list
- ROGERS, David Maurice — director, appointed 25/03/2024on trustee list
- MILLETT, Patricia Mary Nathalie — director, appointed 06/05/2022on trustee list
- CHOWNEY, Peter Donald James — director, appointed 06/05/2022on trustee list
- PHILLIPS-PAKENHAM, Aderonke — director, appointed 03/06/2021on trustee list
- CORBETT-NOLAN, Andrew Charles Robert Jean-Baptiste — director, appointed 18/02/2019on trustee list
- GPFM LIMITED — corporate secretary, appointed 29/07/2014
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£513k
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (43% 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: 40.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: East Sussex
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Hastings Contemporary financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £132,903 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Total incoming resources increased to £1,255,031, while total outgoing resources decreased to £1,122,128. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Sumer Audit.
Who funds Hastings Contemporary?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Hastings Contemporary as a grant recipient include The Ross Foundation, THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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