THE ISOKON GALLERY TRUST

Registered charity 1161069 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operation of the Isokon Gallery at The Isokon Building in Hampstead, London. Publication of information associated with the Isokon Building. Please see our annual report for a more detailed description of our activities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS:TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECTS OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE AND SOCIAL HISTORY, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1. THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EXHIBITION GALLERY AT THE ISOKON BUILDING, HAMPSTEAD, LONDON (A GRADE I LISTED BUILDING DESIGNED BY WELLS COATES) TO SHOW THE PURPOSE, DESIGN, HISTORY AND RELATED ASPECTS OF THE BUILDING. 2. STAGING EXHIBITIONS, LECTURES AND SEMINARS.

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 · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Haringey, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£49k
Latest spending
£39k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £48,003 to £57,549, driven by a net income of £9,546 against total expenditure of £39,348. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees note that the financial position is substantially achieved in being sustainable by revenue from giftshop sales and event charges.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: wholly sustainable by revenue from giftshop sales and charges made for specialist use of the venue for talks and other events (reserves figure: £58k)
“it is the Trustees' objective to consolidate its financial position such that it is wholly sustainable by revenue from giftshop sales and charges made for specialist use of the venue for talks and other events.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

  • Volunteers: 120

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

  • Volunteers: 60

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

  • Volunteers: 60

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£49k£39k
31/12/2024£65k£61k
31/12/2023£38k£42k
31/12/2022£43k£37k
31/12/2021£20k£25k

Common questions

Is THE ISOKON GALLERY TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased from £48,003 to £57,549, driven by a net income of £9,546 against total expenditure of £39,348. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. The trustees note that the financial position is substantially achieved in being sustainable by revenue from giftshop sales and event charges. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government14/10/2020£13kCRF20 Isokon Gallery Trust
UK government01/04/2020£4kALB-Historic England-Isokon Gallery Trust (Covid-19 Emergency Response)

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IKON GALLERY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ISOKON GALLERY TRUST£49k—0above—no doubt
IKON GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
CHISENHALE GALLERY FY2026£838k—0above—no doubt
THE EIKON CHARITY FY2025£2.8m——unclear25.6%no doubt
THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST FY2025£8.4m—0unclear—no doubt
TOLDOS AHARON TRUST LIMITED FY2025£931k—0unclear—no doubt

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