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ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BURTON ART GALLERY

Registered charity 281466 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FRIENDS OF BURTON ART GALLERY, FRIENDS OF THE BURTON ART GALLERY, FRIENDS OF THE BURTON GALLERY

To educate the public by its promotion, support, assistance, and improvements of the Burton Art Gallery and Museum, Bideford, Devon, through the activity of a group of Friends. The Friends activity includes short term exhibitions, lectures on artistic subjects, schools' education and assisting with purchases for the permanent exhibition.

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Latest income
£48k
Latest spending
£38k
Registered
1980
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £10,747 for the year, bringing total free unrestricted reserves to £70,872. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of retaining an emergency reserve of £30,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current position. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would hinder a proper understanding of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: none
“Receipts from fundraising 32968”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £71k)
“The trustees have agreed to retain an emergency reserve of £30,000” — page 2
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£48k£38k
31/12/2023£9k£9k
31/12/2022£12k£26k
31/12/2021£3k£21k
31/12/2020£9k£27k

Common questions

Is ASSOCIATION OF THE FRIENDS OF THE BURTON ART GALLERY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net incoming resource of £10,747 for the year, bringing total free unrestricted reserves to £70,872. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of retaining an emergency reserve of £30,000, which is comfortably exceeded by the current position. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters were identified that would hinder a proper understanding of the accounts. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2009£8kTorridge Tales on Tiles
The National Lottery Community Fund04/07/2006£5kWorkshops