FFOTOGALLERY WALES LIMITED

Registered charity 513726 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FFOTO-GALLERY WALES LIMITED, FFOTOGALLERY

To promote, maintain, improve and advance education in the knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the arts and in particular in the medium of photography.

Objects

TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND IN PARTICULAR THE MEDIUM OF PHOTOGRAPHY. (FOR FURTHER DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 2 OF THE MEMORANDUM).

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.

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

Registered contact address: Cardiff, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£369k
Latest spending
£392k
Registered
1983
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £23,353 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £50,400, which exceeds the board's long-term target of £40,000. The trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, the trustees note that the economic environment remains challenging and that securing residual funds to alleviate cashflow pressures remains a key strategic objective.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (54% of income)
“Total income 263,810 104,923 368,733” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: two months of core expenditure (reserves figure: £50k)
“Board has set a long-term reserves target of £40,000, equivalent to approximately two months of core expenditure.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 20
  • Government income: £202,439 — grants £202,439 (2); 61% of the £333,213 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

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.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2022)

Total income
£503k
Total spending
£492k
Reserves (reported)
£33k
Employees
9

Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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 (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£369k£392k
31/03/2024£333k£268k
31/03/2023£288k£333k
31/03/2022£503k£492k
31/03/2021£423k£339k

Common questions

Is FFOTOGALLERY WALES LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £23,353 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £50,400, which exceeds the board's long-term target of £40,000. The trustees report that they have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. However, the trustees note that the economic environment remains challenging and that securing residual funds to alleviate cashflow pressures remains a key strategic objective. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds FFOTOGALLERY WALES LIMITED?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FFOTOGALLERY WALES LIMITED as a grant recipient include CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRU, The Ashley Family Foundation, COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUST, THE GROCERS' CHARITY, THE OAKDALE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRUFY2023£205kCore funding
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2024£10k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2023£10k
CYNGOR CELFYDDYDAU CYMRUFY2023£6kCost-of-living support
COLWINSTON CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5k
THE GROCERS' CHARITYFY2025£5kArts & Heritage
THE OAKDALE TRUSTFY2025£2k
The Ashley Family FoundationFY2025£1k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund14/02/2024£99k"Reimagining the Archives at Ffotogallery"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/02/2013£29k"Hidden Presence"

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
JAMMA INTERNATIONAL1£802k
THE TOLKIEN TRUST1£108k
THE AMPERSAND FOUNDATION1£55k
THE SHELDON TRUST1£10k
The Portal Trust1£10k
THE HISCOX FOUNDATION1£1k

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with IMPRESSIONS GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FFOTOGALLERY WALES LIMITED£369k—0unclear—no doubt
IMPRESSIONS GALLERY OF PHOTOGRAPHY LIMITED FY2025£481kunclear0above—no doubt
THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ANGLE FY2025£331k—0unclear—no doubt
LENSATIONAL FY2025£35k—0below—no doubt
The Centre for British Photography FY2025£217k—0unclear—no doubt
PHOTOGRAPHY OXFORD FY2025£96k—0unclear—no doubt

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