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NEW CURATORS

Registered charity 1195897 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Objects of the Charity are to advance education in the field of art curating for the public benefit in such ways as the Trustees think fit, including through provision of courses of training, in particular to promote diversity and inclusion in art curating.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF ART CURATING FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING THROUGH PROVISION OF COURSES OF TRAINING, IN PARTICULAR TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN ART CURATING.

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
£711k
Latest spending
£762k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £51,728 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Unrestricted reserves decreased slightly to £154,252, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The trustees acknowledge that fundraising at the required level is unsustainable but intend to apply to trusts and foundations for support in 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £154k; policy: £300,000)
“At the year end the Charity had unrestricted reserves of £154,252 (2023: £156,554). The trustees have set the target for reserves at £300,000 and expect to achieve this level in 2025.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from trustee
“During the year the charity received a restricted donation of £500 from one trustee (2023: £750 from one trustee). The donations were for use on speaker fees. There were no further related party transactions.” — page 18
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.

Corporate structure

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£710k
Total spending
£762k
Reserves (reported)
£300k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£711k£762k
31/12/2023£643k£379k
31/12/2022£437k£346k
31/12/2021£0£0

Common questions

Is NEW CURATORS financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £51,728 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. Unrestricted reserves decreased slightly to £154,252, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £300,000. The trustees acknowledge that fundraising at the required level is unsustainable but intend to apply to trusts and foundations for support in 2025. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
HUO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED1£2.3m
THE VEOLIA ENVIRONMENTAL TRUST1£56k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION1£30k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£25k
THE CHALK CLIFF TRUST1£5k
THE THEATRES TRUST CHARITABLE FUND1£5k
ANOTHER WAY WOMEN'S FOUNDATION1£4k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
NEW CURATORS£711k——below—no doubt
THE COURTAULD INSTITUTE OF ART FUND FY2025£434k—0within—no doubt
ASSOCIATION FOR CULTURAL ADVANCEMENT THROUGH VISUAL ART LIMITED FY2022£2.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt
SPIKE ISLAND ARTSPACE LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
CRAFT CENTRE AND DESIGN GALLERY LIMITED FY2025£114k—0below—not going concern
ART MONTHLY FOUNDATION FY2025£202k—0unclear—no doubt

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