WATTS GALLERY TRUST

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

Latest income

£2.8m

Latest spending

£3.4m

Registered

1967

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

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

Total income

£2.8m

Total spending

£3.4m

Cost of raising funds

£1.2m

Reserves (reported)

£88k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.3 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; 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

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£2.8m	£3.4m
31/03/2024	£2.6m	£3.1m
31/03/2023	£2.6m	£3.2m
31/03/2022	£2.7m	£3.2m
31/03/2021	£3.0m	£2.9m

Common questions

Who funds WATTS GALLERY TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name WATTS GALLERY TRUST as a grant recipient include THE FOYLE FOUNDATION, THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION, THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
THE FOYLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£75k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£20k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION	FY2024	£20k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£17k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£15k
THE CHARLES SKEY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£13k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£10k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
ANSON CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£10k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£10k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£5k
THE JOHN COATES CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k
DR RADCLIFFE'S TRUST	FY2022	£4k
THE JOHN R. MURRAY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£4k
THE BILLMEIR CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£3k
THE STEVENSON FAMILY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE SANDERSON FOUNDATION	FY2023	£0

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	05/02/2025	£117k	"Securing the sustainability of Watts Gallery"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	10/08/2020	£243k	"COVID 19 Watts Gallery Trust"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/12/2015	£59k	"Watts Gallery to ArtistsÂ’ Village: preserving heritage, meeting the needs of visitors and increasing sustainability"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	20/06/2014	£39k	"Watts in the Red Robe: Bringing Home The Artist's Last Remaining Self Portrait"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/05/2013	£500k	"Catalyst Endowment: Watts Gallery"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	13/11/2012	£2.6m	"Limnerslease - Saving the studios"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	12/12/2006	£5.3m	"Watts Gallery Hope Project"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	02/06/2005	£329k	"Watts Gallery lonides family portrait"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund	21/03/2005	£50k	"Watts Gallery Hope Project"