MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED

Registered charity 1169683 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Matt's Gallery creates opportunities for artists to push the boundaries of their practice, providing space, support, mentoring and resources for artists at all stages of their careers to create ambitious new works. Matt's Gallery presents free and accessible exhibitions of high quality visual contemporary arts, engaging students in free talks and seminars with artists and staff.

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Latest income
£371k
Latest spending
£360k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased from £666,329 to £677,697 over the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £220,546, which represent a portion of its total net assets. The filing confirms that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

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

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 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 31/03/2022)

Total income
£538k
Total spending
£330k
Cost of raising funds
£4k
Reserves (reported)
£33k
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~1.2 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (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: 0.8% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£371k£360k
31/03/2024£278k£316k
31/03/2023£307k£457k
31/03/2022£538k£330k
31/03/2021£524k£319k

Common questions

Is MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased from £666,329 to £677,697 over the year. The charity holds unrestricted funds of £220,546, which represent a portion of its total net assets. The filing confirms that accounting records were kept and accounts accorded with those records. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED as a grant recipient include OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND, STANLEY PICKER TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUNDFY2023£17k
OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUNDFY2022£10kOther grants to institutions less than £10,000
STANLEY PICKER TRUSTFY2024£9kSpecial Awards
STANLEY PICKER TRUSTFY2023£5kSpecial Awards
STANLEY PICKER TRUSTFY2022£5kSpecial Awards

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 CASTLEFIELD GALLERY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED£371k—0unclear—no doubt
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY FY2025£671k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. FY2025£409k—0above—no doubt
CHISENHALE GALLERY FY2025£999k—0unclear—no doubt
MK GALLERY FY2025£1.8m£85,000 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
IKON GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£1.9m—0unclear—no doubt

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