THE PAOLOZZI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1162290 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE PAOLOZZI TRUST

The principal object of the charity is to advance the education of the public by the promotion of their appreciation of fine arts and in particular, the works of Sir Eduardo Paolozzi.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE PROMOTION OF THEIR APPRECIATION OF THE FINE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE WORKS OF SIR EDUARDO PAOLOZZI.

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: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£62k
Latest spending
£46k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,306,495, an increase from the previous year's £2,145,267. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The foundation generated a net income of £127,749 for the year, driven by gains on investments and trading activities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (74% of income)
“Other trading activities 3 45,692 - 45,692 50,379” — page 9
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no intention to hold significant reserves for the long-term (reserves figure: £2.3m)
“However, there is no intention to hold significant reserves for the long-term and grants and/or donations will be made as appropriate.”
Per its FY2026 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.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£62k£46k
31/03/2025£119k£168k
31/03/2024£344k£286k
31/03/2023£127k£104k
31/03/2022£89k£39k

Common questions

Is THE PAOLOZZI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £2,306,495, an increase from the previous year's £2,145,267. The trustees report a reasonable expectation that the foundation has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, adopting the going concern basis. The foundation generated a net income of £127,749 for the year, driven by gains on investments and trading activities. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£182k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PAOLOZZI FOUNDATION£62k—0unclear—no doubt
THE POLONSKY FOUNDATION FY2026£24.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAULINE AVIGES-GRAHAM FOUNDATION FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOR EDUCATION, ARTS AND CULTURE FY2025£133k—0above—no doubt
THE DE LASZLO FOUNDATION FY2025£1.6m—0above—no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FY2026£177k—0above—no doubt

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