THE VC GALLERY

Registered charity 1172407 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The VC Gallery actively encourages members of the local community and veterans to engage with the arts, they are supported to develop their creativity through weekly workshops run by artists.Working with groups such as the elderly, disabled and people from minority backgrounds, The VC Gallery provides a safe and caring environment to be creative and express themselves.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£607k
Latest spending
£459k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted financial reserves stood at £404,127 at the end of the period, an increase from £327,040 in the prior year. The charity generated a net income of £148,038, driven by significant growth in donations and grants, resulting in positive cash flow from operating activities of £130,438.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: around six-to-nine months expenditure (held: £404k)
“It is the trustees intention to try to maintain reserves at a level equivalent to around six-to-nine months expenditure.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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

Total income
£607k
Total spending
£459k
Reserves (reported)
£392k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~10.2 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (66% 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).

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · Ceredigion · Pembrokeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£607k£459k
31/03/2024£262k£387k
31/03/2023£435k£334k
31/03/2022£226k£285k
31/03/2021£541k£194k

Common questions

Is THE VC GALLERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted financial reserves stood at £404,127 at the end of the period, an increase from £327,040 in the prior year. The charity generated a net income of £148,038, driven by significant growth in donations and grants, resulting in positive cash flow from operating activities of £130,438. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE VC GALLERY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE VC GALLERY as a grant recipient include BUILDING COMMUNITIES TRUSTEE LIMITED, Army Benevolent Fund.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BUILDING COMMUNITIES TRUSTEE LIMITEDFY2024£19kCommunity Anchor Development Programme
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£10kWellbeing
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£3kWellbeing (Designated)
Army Benevolent FundFY2026£2kWellbeing (Restricted)
BUILDING COMMUNITIES TRUSTEE LIMITEDFY2025£0Community Anchor Development Programme

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund23/04/2025£15kCreative kitchen
UK government05/10/2023£13kCovenant Fund
UK government01/04/2021£850Armed Forces Day FY21/22
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2020£9kCOVID-19 - Covid art response
The National Lottery Community Fund20/09/2016£2kCelebrating Three Years of the Community Creating Art
The National Lottery Community Fund28/03/2016£5kTPP1 - Inspire Us

Funders of similar charities

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE VC GALLERY£607k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. FY2025£409k—0above—no doubt
CASTLEFIELD GALLERY FY2025£671k—0unclear—no doubt
MATT'S GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£371k—0unclear—no doubt
BANKSIDE GALLERY LIMITED FY2024£448k——unclear—no doubt
THE VICTORIA CROSS AND GEORGE CROSS ASSOCIATION FY2025£108k—0above—no doubt

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