AREBYTE

Registered charity 1167185 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

arebyte Gallery brings innovative perspectives to art through new technologies by commissioning multimedia installations comprising of web-based work, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, Artificial intelligence, Computer Generated Images, 3D printing, from emerging, as well as more established artists, across the UK and internationally, supporting multiple voices in digital culture.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF SPECIFICALLY BUT NOT LIMITED TO DIGITAL AND PERFORMANCE ART BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY AND IN PARTICULAR;THE PRODUCTION OF ARTISTIC PROJECTS; ANDFACILITATING THE DEVELOPMENT OF EMERGING ARTISTS AND THEIR AUDIENCES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£823k
Latest spending
£775k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £823,166 from £938,535 in the prior year, primarily due to lower workspace rental income. Reserves increased to £338,574, which the trustees note is in line with their policy to maintain funds equivalent to 3–6 months of anticipated expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: 3–6 months of anticipated expenditure (held: £339k)
“The charity’s reserves policy is to maintain funds equivalent to 3–6 months of anticipated expenditure.”
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.

Funders the charity credits

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

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

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

Total income
£823k
Total spending
£775k
Reserves (reported)
£327k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (77% 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: 0.0% 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: Camden · Tower Hamlets

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£823k£775k
31/03/2024£939k£854k
31/03/2023£775k£755k
31/12/2021£584k£520k
31/12/2020£456k£421k

Common questions

Is AREBYTE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income decreased to £823,166 from £938,535 in the prior year, primarily due to lower workspace rental income. Reserves increased to £338,574, which the trustees note is in line with their policy to maintain funds equivalent to 3–6 months of anticipated expenditure. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would cast doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds AREBYTE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name AREBYTE as a grant recipient include OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUNDFY2023£25karebyte Plugin

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
UK government22/03/2022£45kArts Council National Lottery Project Grants

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.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
AREBYTE£823k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. FY2025£409k—0above—no doubt
ALL ARTS & MEDIA LTD FY2024£99k—0unclear—no doubt
BARBICAN ARTS GROUP TRUST FY2024£158k—0unclear—noted
IKON GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt
THE ARTS DEPOT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£2.5m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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