THE BOMB FACTORY ART FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1169506 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Offering affordable art studios. Providing a supportive environment for our artists. Creating a new London art destination for the local and wider communities.Participation in contemporary visual art through workshop, education and community projects. We act as an educational resource for local schools, colleges and institutions as well as the wider communities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:1. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN RELATION TO ART; AND2. TO ADVANCE THE ARTS AND CULTURE, PARTICULARLY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROMOTING AND FACILITATING ACCESS TO ART EXHIBITIONS, WORKSHOPS AND OTHER ART SESSIONS.

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 the charity generated a net surplus of £163,871 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves increasing to £558,972. The trustees consider the reserves level of £558,972 to be appropriate against a policy target of eight to ten months of expenditure, noting that the charity has reached its goal in reserves. The financial review indicates the business model remains strong and flexible, supported by reliable rental income from artist studios.

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 policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Reported reserves equal ~14.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (94% 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

• DEA VANAGAN
• Francesca Barra
• Francesca Filippini Pinto · trustee of 1 other charity
• Fraser Gawaine Munro Jopp · trustee of 1 other charity
• MARK HUDSON · trustee of 1 other charity
• Megan Alexandra O'Shea
• Rakesh Dattani

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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