THE SIR STANLEY SPENCER MEMORIAL TRUST

Registered charity 307989 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as STANLEY SPENCER GALLERY

Trust is responsible for maintaining and managing an independent art gallery devoted to the work of one of Britain's greatest 20th Century artists Sir Stanley Spencer RA who was born in Cookham and set many of his paintings in the village. The gallery has over 100 paintings and drawings of the artist and is housed in the former Wesley Chapel where he worshipped with his mother.

Objects

THE FOUNDATION AND SUPPORT OF AN ART GALLERY TO EXHIBIT PAINTINGS AND OTHER WORKS OF ART BY THE LATE SIR STANLEY SPENCER AND SUCH OTHER PAINTINGS AND WORKS OF ART HAVING AN EDUCATIONAL VALUE;OTHER EDUCATIONAL OBJECTS AS DETERMINED BY THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: COOKHAM

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 FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds were £416,010, which the Trustees consider necessary and adequate given their reserves policy. The charity operates on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified by the independent examiner.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

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

Reported reserves equal ~39.0 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.1 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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 (3.0%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Dr SCOT MCKENDRICKchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Amanda Jane Bradley Petitgas · trustee of 1 other charity
• Christopher Niall Bridgmore Brown
• Flora Katherine Astor · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Anthony Brown · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Windsor And Maidenhead

Income and spending

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Government & lottery funding

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