THE ATHENA ART FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1195601 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ATHENA ART FOUNDATION

Athena Art Foundation posts on its digital hub and social media feeds innovative and accessible material about pre-modern art in museums and other locations around the world. The Athena team gathers material for the hub from a wide range of websites, publications, newsletters and promotional material, as well as producing podcasts, films, livestreams and other material of our own.

Objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE APPRECIATION OF PRE-20TH CENTURY ART BY THE PROVISION OF:A. A FREE-TO-ACCESS DIGITAL HUB WITH LINKS TO HIGH QUALITY INFORMATION AND ONLINE RESOURCES FROM MUSEUMS AND OTHER ARTS ORGANISATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS WORLDWIDE ABOUT GREAT PRE-20TH CENTURY ART FROM THE EUROPEAN AND OTHER TRADITIONS, WITH THE AIM OF ENCOURAGING A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TO ENJOY AND LEARN ABOUT THIS ART, AND;B. GATHERING TOGETHER THE VOICES OF CURATORS, ARTISTS AND OTHERS WHO PASSIONATELY BELIEVE THAT GREAT PRE-20TH CENTURY ART HELPS US TO REFLECT ON LIFE TODAY AND IMAGINE THE WORLD TOMORROW, ATHENA’S DIGITAL PLATFORM AND SOCIAL MEDIA WILL CURATE, PRODUCE AND SHARE INNOVATIVE AND ACCESSIBLE PODCASTS, IMAGE-LED FEATURES, IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCES, ONLINE EXHIBITIONS, PUBLICATIONS AND SHORT COURSES, AS WELL AS INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT’S ON AND INVITATIONS TO LIVE TALKS AND GATHERINGS.

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

£34k

Latest spending

£48k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £14,499 for the year, reducing its total net assets to £10,297. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have fallen below their stated policy target of six months' anticipated expenditure, though they consider the current level of funds adequate for working capital purposes.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy

“The reduction in reserves during the year now means this threshold is not being achieved” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: N Jennings, key management, incurred £7,279 in travel and office expenses on behalf of the charity which were reimbursed.

“During the year, N Jennings, who is key management, incurred travel and other office expenses amounting to £7,279 (2024: £2,332) on behalf of the charity which have been reimbursed.” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

Volunteers: 1

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

Volunteers: 2

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dmitry Gladkovchair
Mark Harris
Sussan Babaie · trustee of 1 other charity
Suzanne Jane Marriott · trustee of 6 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£34k	£48k
31/05/2024	£46k	£38k
31/05/2023	£49k	£50k
31/05/2022	£61k	£44k

Common questions

Is THE ATHENA ART FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £14,499 for the year, reducing its total net assets to £10,297. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves have fallen below their stated policy target of six months' anticipated expenditure, though they consider the current level of funds adequate for working capital purposes. Its FY2025 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 NISBET TRUST	1	£73k
THE PORTISHEAD NAUTICAL TRUST	1	£8k
THE ANCHOR SOCIETY CIO	1	£6k
THE GIBBS CHARITABLE TRUSTS	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ARENA ART AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION.

ARENA ART AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION income £53k
AXIS WEB income £349k
HYPHA STUDIOS income £175k
ART INSTITUTIONS OF THE 21ST CENTURY income £51k
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION income £177k
ACTA COMMUNITY THEATRE LTD. income £351k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ATHENA ART FOUNDATION	£34k	—	below	—	no doubt
ARENA ART AND DESIGN ASSOCIATION FY2025	£53k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AXIS WEB FY2025	£349k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
HYPHA STUDIOS FY2025	£175k	—	above	—	no doubt
ART INSTITUTIONS OF THE 21ST CENTURY FY2025	£51k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE FOUNDATION FOUNDATION FY2026	£177k	—	above	—	no doubt

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