Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Mainly male board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE NGT FOUNDATION 

The NGT Foundation manages its investment responsibly and efficiently so as to be able to support the charitable objects of the National Gallery. The Foundation achieves this by making grants to the National Gallery Trust.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board is predominantly male
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£2,569£2,521£48£0£39,713£5,93228.200
31/03/22£2,517£2,102£415£0£42,965£6,3063600
31/03/21£3,013£2,672£341£0£43,650£6,03227.100
31/03/20£3,253£3,166£86£0£51,384£6,67625.300
31/03/19£3,354£3,149£206£0£53,348£6,8332600
31/03/18£3,309£3,616£-307£0£55,342£6,88922.900
31/03/17£3,366£3,088£278£0£55,649£7,1972800
31/03/16*£3,832£3,573£259£0£53,922£6,74722.700
31/03/15£2,687£3,096£-409£7£50,663£6,13123.800
31/03/14*£2,831£3,060£-229£6£42,572£5,52821.700
31/03/13£2,854£3,161£-307£6£41,951£41,951159.200
31/03/12£2,936£2,723£214£6£41,247£5,84325.700
31/03/11£2,709£2,694£15£7£36,294£5,06522.600
31/03/10£2,387£4,084£-1,697£13£34,879£4,88414.400
31/03/09£2,717£1,902£815£7£33,976£6,27139.600
31/03/08£2,863£2,625£238£11£45,966£6,98031.900
31/03/07£2,826£2,699£128£6£52,080£7,49633.300
31/03/06£2,665£4,583£-1,918£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£2,709£525£2,184£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2,635£2,419£216£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 105%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 15%
Reserves/Spending: 28.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 0.9
Asset Split ?
Established: 27 years

victoria.hayes@nationalgallery.org.uk

02077472436

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • City Of Westminster,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 48-63
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/09/1997, number: 1064635
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/09/1997, number: 03444689
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR14: 1 days late,
Main office

C/O THE NATIONAL GALLERY
TRAFALGAR SQUARE
LONDON
WC2N 5DN

Objectives

TO SUPPORT THE CHARITABLE OBJECTS OF THE NATIONAL GALLERY, LONDON(THE NATIONAL GALLERY) AND TO ASSIST THE NATIONAL GALLERY IN CARRYING OUT ITS CHARITABLE OBJECTS BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS SHALL BE THOUGHT FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

NATIONAL

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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