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THE ARTANGEL TRUST

Registered charity 292976 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ARTANGEL

To advance the education of the public in the arts by the production and promotion of ambitious and innovative contemporary art projects and events across a wide range of media.

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Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.4m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year in a very strong financial position with total funds of £3.78m and unrestricted reserves of £781k. The trustees confirm that cashflow is secure for the foreseeable future, supported by core funding from Arts Council England until March 2027. The charity holds a designated reserve for future projects and maintains an investment portfolio valued at £2.12m.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £90,001 - £100,000 — in the top quarter for charities its size (median £70k)
“In the band £90,001 - £100,000 1 1” — page 32
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: at least 6 months’ salaries and administration costs within general and designated reserves (held: £781k)
“Artangel’s reserves policy is to hold the equivalent of at least 6 months’ salaries and administration costs within general and designated reserves.” — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Charity received 2 unconditional donation from Board members and parties related to Board members and the senior management team totalling £2,750 (2024 - £2,750). Also they spent £1,298 (2024 - £1,249) with a company who has a director who is also a trustee. No amounts were outstanding at the year end.
“The Charity received 2 unconditional donation from Board members and parties related to Board members and the senior management team totalling £2,750 (2024 - £2,750). Also they spent £1,298 (2024 - £1,249) with a company who has a director who is also a trustee. No amounts were outstanding at the year end.” — page 40
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Streets Audit LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.4m
Cost of raising funds
£134k
Reserves (reported)
£3.2m
Employees
11

Reported reserves equal ~28.1 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (73% 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: 9.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (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
31/03/2025£1.4m£1.4m
31/03/2024£1.6m£1.5m
31/03/2023£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.8m
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.2m

Common questions

Is THE ARTANGEL TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year in a very strong financial position with total funds of £3.78m and unrestricted reserves of £781k. The trustees confirm that cashflow is secure for the foreseeable future, supported by core funding from Arts Council England until March 2027. The charity holds a designated reserve for future projects and maintains an investment portfolio valued at £2.12m. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Streets Audit LLP.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE ARTANGEL TRUST earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £90,001 - £100,000 band.

Who funds THE ARTANGEL TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ARTANGEL TRUST as a grant recipient include NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND, CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUST, DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUNDFY2023£40kAcquisition grant
CATHY WILLS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£10k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUSTFY2025£2kCrafts re-engagement project for children at risk of school exclusion

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch03/02/2015£20kThe Artangel Trust
The National Lottery Heritage Fund05/03/2014£10k"Van Gogh walks"
City Bridge Foundation19/05/2011£15kGrant to Artangel

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
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£543k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£111k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION1£30k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ARTANGEL TRUST£1.4m£90,001 - £100,000—unclear—no doubt
STIWT ARTS TRUST LIMITED FY2025£274k—0unclear—noted
ARTSWORK LIMITED FY2025£1.9m——unclear—no doubt
NEWCASTLE ARTS CENTRE TRUST LTD FY2025£175k—0unclear—no doubt
SPIKE ISLAND ARTSPACE LIMITED FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt
ARTLESS THEATRE TRUST FY2025£107k—0unclear—no doubt

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