THE GILBERT AND GEORGE CENTRE
Provide facilities for the safe-keeping, conservation, storage and display to the public of works of art belonging to the CIO; make loans of works of art belonging to the CIO to other institutions in the UK and abroad; promote and carry out research.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outflow of funds of £395,154 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure of £709,947 against total income of £324,520. However, the trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by an expendable endowment fund and trading subsidiary revenues.
What the accounts disclose
“The CIO carried out no fund-raising activities but did receive a number of new grants during the year from the founders, the CIO’s trading subsidiary” — page 4
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (02/03/2020)
Trustees
- GEORGE PASSMORE
- GILBERT PROUSCH
- MICHAEL ALAN CLOWTHER BRACEWELL
- MR RICHARD RILEY
- Nigel Jonathan Paget Fox
- Sarah Ann Blackader Vallotton
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2025 | £129k | £708k |
| 30/04/2024 | £346k | £724k |
| 30/04/2023 | £54k | £212k |
| 30/04/2022 | £15k | £70k |
| 30/04/2021 | £22k | £12k |
Common questions
Is THE GILBERT AND GEORGE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outflow of funds of £395,154 for the year, driven by charitable expenditure of £709,947 against total income of £324,520. However, the trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future, supported by an expendable endowment fund and trading subsidiary revenues. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| JOHN LYON'S CHARITY | 1 | £42k |
| THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED | 1 | £35k |
| THE GOLSONCOTT FOUNDATION | 1 | £29k |
| SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION | 1 | £7k |
| WILFRID AND CONSTANCE CAVE FOUNDATION | 1 | £5k |
Charities like this
- OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND
- THE INGRAM ART FOUNDATION
- GILBERT TRUST FOR THE ARTS
- CONTAINS ART CIO
- NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD
- LITTLE PARC OWLES TRUST
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE GILBERT AND GEORGE CENTRE | £129k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND | £490k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE INGRAM ART FOUNDATION | £152k | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| GILBERT TRUST FOR THE ARTS | £1.1m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| CONTAINS ART CIO | £330k | Under £60,000 | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD | £175k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |