BANKSIDE GALLERY LIMITED

Registered charity 293194 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity is home to the Royal Watercolour Society and The Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, promotes selling exhibitions, educational courses and workshopsIt welcomes the need to carry out its activities for the benefit of the public, offering free admission to its exhibitions and working to increase its education work in the local community and beyond.

Objects

TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT ENJOYMENT AND APPRECIATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE VISUAL ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND FACILITIES OF EVERY DESCRIPTION TO CHARITABLE SOCIETIES ASSOCIATIONS OR OTHER CHARITABLE GROUPS HAVING AS THEIR PURPOSE THE FURTHERANCE OF THE VISUAL ARTS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF PERSONS IN THE PRACTICE THEREOF.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income increase of £31,547 for the year ended 31 December 2024, resulting in total charitable funds of £255,213. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves stood at £175,819, which exceeds the stated policy target of £150,000. The charity relies heavily on commercial trading income from its subsidiary, which contributed £368,809 to total income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr David Dawson Ferry · trustee of 4 other charities
• Jess Morley
• MYCHAEL GLENN BARRATT
• Mark Jones
• Martin Jacobs
• Peter James Knowland · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rose Anne Gillian Leman

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

Operates in: Southwark

Income and spending

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• ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTERS IN WATER COLOURS income £305k
• ROYAL SOCIETY OF PAINTER-PRINTMAKERS income £123k
• THE SHOWROOM GALLERY LTD. income £409k
• CWMNI PLAS GLYN'Y-WEDDW LIMITED income £1.3m
• CASTLEFIELD GALLERY income £671k
• BALTIC FLOUR MILLS VISUAL ARTS TRUST income £6.8m

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