BETHLEM GALLERY

Registered charity 1205035 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bethlem Gallery is a visual arts organisation based in London in the grounds of a mental health hospital. Working locally and nationally, we support the professional development and socially engaged practice of artists and programme creative activities, projects and commissions to participate in, look at, talk and think about.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state a net surplus of £39,246 for the year, with total funds carried forward of £452,850. The charity holds free unrestricted reserves of £114,286, which the trustees consider appropriate given their reserves policy target of three months' operating expenses. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, citing a core grant agreement in principle until 2033 and strong relationships with funders.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

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

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

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (81% 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

• Neil Springhamchair
• Ashok Dullabhbhai Mistry
• Jessica Hunt
• Kate Elizabeth Morris
• Melanie Oley
• Robert Hardy
• Shamita Sharmacharja
• Sonia Solicari · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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