G39

Registered charity 1181492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as CONTEMPORARY TEMPORARY ARTSPACE (FORMER NAME)

The Objects of g39 are to advance and promote contemporary visual arts for the benefit of the public in particular but not exclusively by providing exhibition space for Welsh and other contemporary visual artists, and by providing training and other similar resources to artists and to the public.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING EXHIBITION SPACE FOR WELSH AND OTHER CONTEMPORARY VISUAL ARTISTS, AND BY PROVIDING TRAINING AND OTHER SIMILAR RESOURCES TO ARTISTS AND TO THE PUBLIC.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Latest income

£183k

Latest spending

£206k

Registered

2019

Accounts read

FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income was £201,800 against total expenditure of £234,190, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £137,930, which the trustees describe as a financial buffer to manage fluctuating project funds and retain key staff.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Two trustees received remuneration of £20,983.20 each for services other than as trustees; one received £30.58 expenses.

“Two trustees received remuneration and benefits during the year totalling £20,983.20 each (including employers’ National Insurance and pension contributions) (2023: £20,983.20 each) for services provided to the charity other than in their role as trustees, one trustee also received £30.58 in reimbursed expenses for office refreshments. No other trustees received any remuneration or expenses.” — page 28

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Two trustees received remuneration and benefits during the year totalling £20,983.20 each... for services provided to the charity other than in their role as trustees

“Two trustees received remuneration and benefits during the year totalling £20,983.20 each (including employers’ National Insurance and pension contributions) (2023: £20,983.20 each) for services provided to the charity other than in their role as trustees, one trustee also received £30.58 in reimbursed expenses for office refreshments. No other trustees received any remuneration or expenses.” — page 28

Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

Joanna Corbett-Simmonschair
ANTHONY DANIEL SHAPLAND
Claire Frances Feeley Co-Chair
GRACE CHARLOTTE TODD
Glesni Price Jones
Josh Robinson
KATIE LAURA SARA HAINES
MEL BRIMFIELD
MONIQUE JIVRAM
Paul Granjon
Rachel Kinchin

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

Operates in: Cardiff

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£183k	£206k
31/12/2024	£202k	£234k
31/12/2023	£260k	£243k
31/12/2022	£379k	£315k
31/12/2021	£349k	£321k

Common questions

Is G39 financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total income was £201,800 against total expenditure of £234,190, resulting in a net deficit for the year. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £137,930, which the trustees describe as a financial buffer to manage fluctuating project funds and retain key staff. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	1	£100k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITY	1	£42k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION	1	£30k
THE BEAVERBROOKS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£10k
EQUITY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k
THE LINDER FOUNDATION	1	£6k
THE SAINTBURY TRUST	1	£5k
BAKER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with NEW CURATORS.

NEW CURATORS income £711k
ART GENE LIMITED income £404k
GREATER MANCHESTER ARTS CENTRE LIMITED income £7.2m
GRAND UNION ARTS CIO income £1.3m
SPIKE ISLAND ARTSPACE LIMITED income £1.5m
CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
G39	£183k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
NEW CURATORS FY2024	£711k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
ART GENE LIMITED FY2025	£404k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
GREATER MANCHESTER ARTS CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£7.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
GRAND UNION ARTS CIO FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SPIKE ISLAND ARTSPACE LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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