DULWICH PICTURE GALLERY

Registered charity 1171287 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity took over on 1 April 2017 from the previous unincorporated charity no 1040942 set up in 1994 to preserve and maintain Dulwich Picture Gallery and its collection for the enjoyment of the public, mount art exhibitions and displays, and run a programme of public events and educational activities. Earlier records can be found at http://www.dulwichpicturegallery.org.uk/about/what-we-do.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £926k for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by increased trading income and investment gains. However, the Trustees note that current free reserves of £683k are below the desired minimum level of approximately £1,250k, with plans in place to build reserves over the coming years.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (57% 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: 27.9% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (24/02/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Adeola Gay
• Benedict Brogan
• Cecil Quillen
• Dame JANET VITMAYER
• Helen Macintyre
• Jane Lunnon
• John Cox
• Jonathan Card
• Katy Wickremesinghe
• SIAN WILLIAMS
• Victoria Pinnington

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE DULWICH ESTATE.

• THE DULWICH ESTATE income £14.6m
• DULWICH FESTIVAL income £115k
• THE SAATCHI GALLERY, LONDON income £4.9m
• THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. income £409k
• BANKSIDE GALLERY LIMITED income £448k
• Dulwich Prep & Senior income £18.4m

Side by side with its peers

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