ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION

Registered charity 212667 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as A G B I

The Charity issues grants for financial assistance to professional artists whose work has been known to the public for some time who, through illness, accident or old age, are unable to work and earn a living.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£559k
Latest spending
£717k
Registered
1963

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 05/04/2025)

Total income
£559k
Total spending
£717k
Cost of raising funds
£122k
Reserves (reported)
£16.6m
Employees
5

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 21.8% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Operates in: Northern Ireland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£559k£717k
05/04/2024£697k£675k
05/04/2023£334k£609k
05/04/2022£602k£583k
05/04/2021£587k£661k

Common questions

Who funds ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ARTISTS' GENERAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION as a grant recipient include JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£22k
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1kThe Arts
THE DYERS' COMPANY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kThe Arts
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£1k
JOHN SWIRE 1989 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k