THE SIDNEY NOLAN TRUST

Registered charity 1161850 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Trust's core activity is to build on Sidney Nolan's remarkable legacy to maintain a vibrant and thriving centre for the arts, in a rural setting. It uses its extensive collection of Nolan paintings, personal archive material and library to promote an ongoing appreciation of his work and uses this unique resource to inform its annual exhibition and educational outreach programmes.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased significantly to £215,499 from £801,612 in the prior year, largely due to the exclusion of a £661k property sale proceeds. Despite an operating deficit of £131,412, the charity maintains £235,557 in freely available reserves, which the trustees confirm is approximately eight months of operating expenditure and aligns with their reserves policy.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The Simon Gibbson Charitable Trust — “Supported by: The Simon Gibbson Charitable Trust” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (5 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2023)

Reported reserves equal ~14.0 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other (91% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (13/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
• Received assets from another charity (11/01/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Lucy Trenchchair
• Alison Giles
• Dr David Dawson Ferry · trustee of 4 other charities
• GEORGE LITTLEJOHN
• JANE GALLAGHER
• Nicola Kalinsky
• Peter Conradi
• Ruth Lloyd
• Tamara Mascarenhas

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

Operates in: Herefordshire · Powys · Shropshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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