PECKHAM PLATFORM LTD

Registered charity 1154301 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PECKHAM PLATFORM LIMITED, PECKHAM SPACE LIMITED

PECKHAM PLATFORM MAINTAINS AN ART GALLERY FOR THE EXHIBITION TO THE PUBLIC OF CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTWORK MADE IN PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUNG PEOPLE, ARTISTS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES LOCATED IN THE HEART OF PECKHAM TOWN CENTRE ON PECKHAM SQUARE, LONDON SE15.THE GALLERY'S FREE PUBLIC PROGRAMME OF EVENTS IS DEDICATED TO THE PROMOTION AND ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS.

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Latest income
£514k
Latest spending
£508k
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,621 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £513,501 and total expenditure of £507,880. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £132,574, which is above the stated policy target of three to five months of operational costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to five months of operational costs (held: £133k)
“Our reserves policy is to maintain unrestricted funds equivalent to 3–5 months of operational costs.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title 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.

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

Total income
£514k
Total spending
£508k
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£84k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~2.0 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 (51% 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: 3.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£514k£508k
31/03/2024£532k£508k
31/03/2023£374k£397k
31/03/2022£428k£390k
31/03/2021£348k£245k

Common questions

Is PECKHAM PLATFORM LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,621 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £513,501 and total expenditure of £507,880. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £132,574, which is above the stated policy target of three to five months of operational costs. The charity operates a defined contribution pension scheme and has no disclosed pension deficits or trading subsidiaries. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds PECKHAM PLATFORM LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PECKHAM PLATFORM LTD as a grant recipient include UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITY, The Portal Trust, CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARK, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
UNITED ST SAVIOUR'S CHARITYFY2024£25kFunding towards Memories of the Future
The Portal TrustFY2022£15kYouth Platform programme—an after school arts programme for young people
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2022£10k
CHARTERHOUSE-IN-SOUTHWARKFY2023£10k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2023£5kArts & Heritage
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATIONFY2025£5k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ARTFY2024£3kEvent Support Grants
Newcomen Collett Educational FoundationFY2025£2kGrant to Organisation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund06/03/2024£213k"Memories for the Future"
London Borough of Southwark01/04/2019£3kGrant to Peckham Platform
The National Lottery Heritage Fund11/01/2017£37k"Southwark Education Research Project"
The National Lottery Community Fund04/03/2015£10kPeckham Youth Bus
The National Lottery Heritage Fund08/10/2014£10k"Peckham Heritage Project"