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Registered charity 1167258 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the charity are to advance education in the fields of visual, creative and applied arts by the establishment and maintenance of an art gallery and in particular the provision of studies and galleries where art may be practiced, created and exhibited and public exhibitions of art for the benefit of the public.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELDS OF VISUAL, CREATIVE AND APPLIED ARTS BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF AN ART GALLERY AND IN PARTICULAR THE PROVISION OF; STUDIOS AND GALLERIES WHERE ART MAY BE PRACTICED, CREATED OR EXHIBITED AND PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS OF ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £908,620, significantly driven by the purchase of Alfred House, while operational income fell by 13% to £212,356. The charity reports that its unrestricted free reserves of £14,294 are below its stated policy target of three months' operating costs, a shortfall it attributes to the capital project. Despite this, the trustees confirm the charity remains in a strong position with 60% self-generating income and have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.7 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 (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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Craig Vincent Chettlechair
• Alexander Jovcic-Sas
• Dr Danica Maier
• Dr Teresa Forde
• Ismail Khokon
• James Hendley
• Jo Moran
• Kim Thompson
• Peter Bonnell
• Razvan Pop
• Rose Davison
• Susan Jane Anderson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Nottingham City

Income and spending

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Side by side with its peers

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