THE FEDERATION OF BRITISH ARTISTS
Registered charity 200048 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FBA
The Federation provides exhibition facilities and organises open art exhibitions for public viewing in the Mall Galleries.The open exhibitions provide opportunities for developing artists to exhibit alongside more established artists. Our education programme incorporates collaboration with people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities.
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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £42,842 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by higher staff costs and inflation-related expenses. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £163,185 are below the stated policy target of approximately £421,000, representing three months of expenditure. The charity maintains a cash balance of £623,679 and has a plan to rebuild reserves over a five-year period.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months of expenditure (held: £163k)
“The trustees have set a target level of free reserves consistent with our ability to protect our future activities from unexpected financial risk as a minimum of three months of expenditure. This equates to approximately £421,000 at 2024 expenditure levels.” — page 23
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Commission and hire fees received from Board members
“The charity received commission and hire fees totalling £9,606 (2023 - £16,347) from members of the Board of Trustees in respect of the sale of paintings through exhibitions by societies of which they are members, or commissioned paintings or gallery hire.” — page 47
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Mall Galleries Trading Limited
“The trading activities of the Federation are conducted by Mall Galleries Trading Limited, the charity’s wholly owned trading subsidiary” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
MALL GALLERIES TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £199k
- Profit before tax: £110k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £110k
- Amounts owed to parent undertaking: £169,777
“The whole of the profit on ordinary activities arising for the year, amounting to £109,599 (2024: £94,955), is paid to the Federation of British Artists Limited under gift aid.”
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.
- HEENAN, Nalinika Amrita — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
- MARTYR, Rosie Jennifer — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
- CONNOLLY, Anthony — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
- HARRISON, Michael Frank — director, appointed 01/10/2025on trustee list
- COPPIN, Jonathan David Stevenson — director, appointed 02/10/2024on trustee list
- ARNOLD, Dana Rebecca — director, appointed 02/10/2024on trustee list
- ELLISON, Kathryn Jane — director, appointed 03/10/2023on trustee list
- MORRIS, Luis Michael — director, appointed 03/10/2023on trustee list
- SIMPSON, Carolyn Frances — director, appointed 11/10/2022on trustee list
- ANGUS, Maxine Lesley — director, appointed 11/10/2022on trustee list
- HOWARTH, Martin Philip — director, appointed 12/10/2021on trustee list
- REES, Richard Timothy — director, appointed 12/10/2021on trustee list
- GLAZEBROOK, Nicholas David — director, appointed 06/10/2020on trustee list
- BAMBURY, Edward Anthony Eamonn — secretary, appointed 01/01/2020
Official officers record.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (96% 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: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England And Wales
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE FEDERATION OF BRITISH ARTISTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported an operating deficit of £42,842 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven by higher staff costs and inflation-related expenses. Per the trustees' report, free reserves of £163,185 are below the stated policy target of approximately £421,000, representing three months of expenditure. The charity maintains a cash balance of £623,679 and has a plan to rebuild reserves over a five-year period. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Buzzacott Audit LLP.
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