IKON GALLERY LIMITED
Registered charity 528892 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Organise and present exhibitions of contemporary art and artists' projects in the gallery and off-site.Organise and present a range of education activities and projects for the public in the galleries and off site in conjunction with other partners.Operate a bookshop focusing on arts publications and cafe for visitors to the gallery.Produce a range of publications for sale to the public.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £154,844 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £4,378,999. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,402,200, with free reserves of £266,775, which the trustees consider adequate to meet potential liabilities. The trustees confirmed that the group is well placed to continue operating, citing secured multi-period funding and cash balances.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three months' running costs and sufficient to cover maximum potential liabilities of winding up, budgeted at £327,000 (held: £1.4m)
“The Trustees consider that, ideally, unrestricted reserves should equate to approximately three months' running costs and be sufficient to cover the maximum potential liabilities that could arise in the event of winding up the company, budgeted at £327,000.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Subsidiary company Oozells Trading Limited, which operates the café, covenants profits to the charity. At year-end, the charity owed £7,211 to the subsidiary.
“At 31 March 2025 the charity owed £7,211 to its (2024: was owed £7,702 by its) subsidiary Oozells Trading Limited. The movement represents net cash movements in the year.” — page 53
“Arts Council England, using public funding by from the National Lottery, provides funding to support core operating costs.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Arts Council England provides core public funding.
“At 31 March 2025 the charity owed £7,211 to its (2024: was owed £7,702 by its) subsidiary Oozells Trading Limited. The movement represents net cash movements in the year.” — page 53
“Arts Council England, using public funding by from the National Lottery, provides funding to support core operating costs.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Oozells Trading Limited
“The charity’s wholly owned subsidiary, Oozells Trading Limited, was established to operate the commercial activities of the charity.” — page 23
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
OOZELLS TRADING LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
- Turnover: £12k
- Profit before tax: £10k
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £2k
- Intra-group balance: Parent owed subsidiary £7,211 (2024: subsidiary owed parent £7,702).
“Relief on gift aided profits to parent charity (within 9 months of the year-end) (1,600)”
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Melanie Pocock — Artistic Director (Exhibitions) (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- Freelands Foundation — “Ikon Youth Programme (IYP) navigates the waterways on board Slow Boat , a converted narrow boat. IYP are collaborating with creative thinke…” (source page)
- Arts Council England — “Ikon is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.” (source page)
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.
- VON MALAISE, Kirsty — director, appointed 24/09/2025not on trustee list
- GREEN, Martin Keith — director, appointed 04/06/2025on trustee list
- JONES, Samuel Vigor — director, appointed 22/11/2023on trustee list
- LEO, James — director, appointed 30/06/2023on trustee list
- SHAMBI, Sandeep — director, appointed 30/06/2023on trustee list
- SMYTH, Liam Williams — director, appointed 31/10/2022on trustee list
- BROCKLEHURST, Lee — director, appointed 25/04/2022not on trustee list
- CHIU, Rachel — director, appointed 28/11/2019on trustee list
- RANDHAWA, Harminder — director, appointed 12/07/2019on trustee list
- HYDE, Ian Robert — secretary, appointed 25/07/2016
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles 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 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£267k
Reported reserves equal ~1.5 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (79% 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: 14.0% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout England
Income and spending
Common questions
Is IKON GALLERY LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the group reported a net deficit of £154,844 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in total net assets of £4,378,999. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £1,402,200, with free reserves of £266,775, which the trustees consider adequate to meet potential liabilities. The trustees confirmed that the group is well placed to continue operating, citing secured multi-period funding and cash balances. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Cooper Parry Group Limited.
Who funds IKON GALLERY LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name IKON GALLERY LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE FREELANDS FOUNDATION LIMITED, THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, THE GREAT BRITAIN SASAKAWA FOUNDATION, THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION, WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
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