GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY
Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
2016
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£416k
Reserves (reported)
£737k
Employees
13
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/04/2026)
- Received assets from another charity (13/05/2024)
Trustees
- Professor Simon Douglas Ofield-Kerrchair
- Arabella Sarah Chandos
- Calvin Winner
- James Edward John Hardie
- Joanne Kathleen Warr
- LEE Rodwell
- MARK HARRIS
- Nicola Daphne Gooch
- Penelope Probert
- Sally Frances Bevan
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £1.1m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2024 | £1.3m | £1.4m |
| 31/03/2023 | £2.0m | £2.2m |
| 31/03/2022 | £3.7m | £3.3m |
| 31/03/2021 | £3.1m | £2.8m |
Common questions
Who funds GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY as a grant recipient include THE HEADLEY TRUST, THE LINBURY TRUST, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE HEADLEY TRUST | FY2025 | £105k |
| THE LINBURY TRUST | FY2025 | £50k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £20k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £14k |
| THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £5k |
| THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £3k |
| PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT | FY2024 | £2k |
| THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £2k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £1k |
| PAUL AND LOUISE COOKE ENDOWMENT | FY2025 | £1k |
| THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2023 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 15/12/2023 | £245k | "Gainsborough's House: Facing the Future" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 20/03/2017 | £550k | "GainsboroughÂ’s Legacy: Securing GainsboroughÂ’s House and the heritage of Thomas Gainsborough for future generations" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 27/09/2016 | £6.0m | "Reviving an ArtistÂ’s Birthplace: A National Centre for Gainsborough" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 22/12/2005 | £5k | "Responding To Demand, Charity To Improve Its Ability To Make More Frequent, And Improved, Presentations And To Offer Inter-Active Exhibition" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/06/2004 | £417k | "Gainsborough's House Renovation" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 24/07/2003 | £5k | "House Organising A Learning Week (13th Sept) Designed To Introduce The Local Community To Learning Opportunities Available." |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/07/1998 | £69k | "Gainsborough, Descent from the Cross - Acquisition" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 02/09/1996 | £87k | "Gainsborough's 'Study of the Artist's Daughters'" |