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THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED

Registered charity 295020 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charities activities are publication of the monthly magazine, promoting Art History and encouraging education and research.

Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1986
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity is dependent on its parent charity, The Burlington Magazine Foundation CIO, to sustain its activities as earned income alone is insufficient. Consequently, the charity holds no reserves beyond immediate working capital needs, relying on the parent body to cover operational deficits.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (71% of income)
“Total revenues from worldwide sales of the magazine, advertising and other income decreased by 11% during the year to £950,649”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient cash to meet its immediate working capital needs (held: £85k)
“BMPL does not hold reserves beyond holding sufficient cash to meet its immediate working capital needs.” — page 7
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“The Trustees of Burlington Magazine Foundation CIO have confirmed their intention to continue to support Burlington Magazine Publications Ltd for at least a 12 month period from the date of signing of these accounts.” — page 21
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustee directorship
“During the year £985 (2023: £831) of insurance broker costs were incurred with Hallett Independent Ltd, of which Trustee Nathanael Price is a director.” — page 29
“The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited owns a trading subsidiary, The Burlington House Fair Limited, and Fleming-Honour Limited, both of which transfer profits to the Burlington Magazine Publications Limited.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary profits
“During the year £985 (2023: £831) of insurance broker costs were incurred with Hallett Independent Ltd, of which Trustee Nathanael Price is a director.” — page 29
“The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited owns a trading subsidiary, The Burlington House Fair Limited, and Fleming-Honour Limited, both of which transfer profits to the Burlington Magazine Publications Limited.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: The Burlington House Fair Limited, Fleming-Honour Limited
“The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited owns a trading subsidiary, The Burlington House Fair Limited, and Fleming-Honour Limited”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Sayer Vincent LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£85k
Employees
14

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 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 (71% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Camden · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/12/2023£1.4m£1.4m
31/12/2022£1.2m£1.2m
31/12/2021£1.0m£1.0m
31/12/2020£1.0m£1.0m

Common questions

Is THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity is dependent on its parent charity, The Burlington Magazine Foundation CIO, to sustain its activities as earned income alone is insufficient. Consequently, the charity holds no reserves beyond immediate working capital needs, relying on the parent body to cover operational deficits. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Sayer Vincent LLP.

Who funds THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED as a grant recipient include H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£30k
H M SASSOON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k

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
MARC FITCH FUND1£29k
THE ALBERT DAWSON EDUCATIONAL TRUST1£25k
THE PAUL MELLON CENTRE FOR STUDIES IN BRITISH ART1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BURLINGTON MAGAZINE PUBLICATIONS LIMITED£1.3m——above—noted
PRINT QUARTERLY PUBLICATIONS FY2024£187k£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt
YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS LONDON FY2025£8.8m——unclear—no doubt
THE BRITISH SOCIETY OF AESTHETICS FY2023£194k—0unclear—no doubt
ALIVE PUBLISHING LIMITED FY2025£660k—0unclear—no doubt
BACON FOUNDATION LTD FY2025£2.0m—0below—noted

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