WATTS GALLERY TRUST

Registered charity 313612 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WATTS GALLERY

The Watts Gallery Trust seeks to promote the understanding and appreciation of the Victorian artist G F Watts OM RA 1817-1904 and the ceramic artist Mary Seton Watts, in the context of the 19th Century, and to promote Compton as a centre for exploring Victorian art, social history and craft for present and future generations.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1.TO PROMOTE ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE WATTS ART GALLERY;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF ART;3.TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THE WATTS ART GALLERY, ITS GROUNDS AND OTHER BUILDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH GEORGE FREDERIC AND MARY WATTS AS BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC, ARCHITECTURAL OR CONSTRUCTIONAL INTEREST (THE “OBJECTS”).

Area of benefit: NATIONAL

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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Registered contact address: Guildford, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £876,551 for the year ended 31 March 2025, driven by rising costs outpacing income growth. While total funds remain substantial at £25,010,342, free unrestricted reserves are critically low at £30,954, representing only approximately 11% of a month's operating costs against a policy target of 3 to 6 months. The trustees acknowledge current financial pressures and cash flow monitoring but express confidence in the organization's ability to continue as a going concern through FY2026/27.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Azets Audit Services Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

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• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• 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

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (58% 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: 43.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (07/07/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sarah Katherine Kingchair
• Caroline Louise Ikin
• Dennis Ralph Brenninkmeijer
• Dr Gursimran Kaur Oberoi
• Jeremy Malise Mcilroy
• Julie Margaret Molloy
• Lysa Robin Schwartz · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rachael Anne WIlson

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

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• SOCIETY OF WOMEN ARTISTS LIMITED income £87k
• WHITECHAPEL GALLERY income £3.5m
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• THE MAKERS GUILD IN WALES income £229k
• CHARLESTON LEWES LIMITED income £471k
• WOTTON ARTS PROJECT income £102k

Side by side with its peers

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