Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 10
  • Poor Liquidity: -1
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • Fundraising costs high: -2
    • Grant maker support: +10
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    SOUTH LONDON FINE ART GALLERY AND LIBRARY 

    The South London Gallery is a nationally and internationally recognised centre of excellence in the provision of contemporary visual art exhibitions and live art events, with integrated education and outreach programmes.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
    • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
    • This charity uses a corporate trustee

    Financial issues to consider:

    • Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end
    • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
    • Fundraising costs are high relative to funds raised
    Established: 58 years

    www.southlondongallery.org

    mail@southlondongallery.org

    02077036120

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    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£1,894£2,428£-535£436£5,471£920.5710
    31/03/22£2,610£2,423£187£547£6,005£3771.9670
    31/03/21£2,388£2,246£142£424£5,818£3561.9680
    31/03/20£2,068£2,167£-98£388£5,676£18217312
    31/03/19£2,154£2,223£-69£437£5,775£1971.16744
    31/03/18£3,108£1,648£1,461£324£5,844£2061.5490
    31/03/17£3,397£1,775£1,622£343£4,383£2361.6540
    31/03/16*£2,107£1,506£601£261£2,761£2241.8450
    31/03/15£1,344£1,606£-262£288£2,160£2722230
    31/03/14*£1,606£1,566£40£230£2,422£4233.2250
    31/03/13£1,793£1,593£201£213£2,317£2742.1240
    31/03/12£1,365£1,400£-34£145£2,111£1721.5190
    31/03/11*£1,460£1,284£176£141£2,166£1541.4180
    31/03/10*£1,599£1,201£398£107£1,994£1881.9150
    31/03/09*£887£936£-49£83£1,620£2112.7120
    31/03/08£1,519£770£749£114£1,723£3185120
    31/03/07£1,232£912£320£78£948£2623.4120
    31/03/06£740£709£31£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£863£668£195£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£545£383£162£0£0£0n/a00

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 24.6%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 18%
    Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 8%
    Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 7%
    Liabilities/Income: 23%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 2%
    Reserves/Spending: 0.5 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
    Quick Ratio: 1.1
    Asset Split ?
    Listed activities
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Education/Training
    • General Charitable Purposes
    How it operates
    • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Southwark,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • Elderly/Old People
    • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
    • Other Defined Groups
    • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
    • People With Disabilities
    • The General Public/Mankind
    Who works here?
    • 71 employees

    Who's supporting them? ?

    Donations from Grant Makers ?

    We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

    Major supporters in last 5 years
    DCMS£1,406,933
    London Borough of Southwark£110,745
    BBC Children in Need£99,822
    Wolfson Foundation£44,000
    The Foyle Foundation£30,000
    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £3,000 31/03/2023
    Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department for Sunday Spot
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £23,250 31/03/2023
    Culture Together grant from the Environment, Neighbourhoods & Growth department
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to South London Gallery
    £44,000 07/12/2022
    Installation of air source heat pump
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £3,500 31/03/2022
    Neighbourhoods Fund - East Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £51,500 31/03/2022
    Culture Grants grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £21,595 31/03/2022
    Youth and Play grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    The Foyle Foundation - Arts
    £30,000 28/04/2021
    towards the costs of installing an environmentally friendly Air Source Heat Pump at 65 Peckham Road
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to South London Fine Art Gallery and Library
    £96,676 18/12/2020
    This project will deliver creative art sessions and trips for looked after children. The activities will increase feelings of positivity, increase confidence and increase social skills.
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to South London Fine Art Gallery and Library
    £3,146 30/11/2020
    This project will deliver a weekly art and play after school club for looked after children who have been isoalted due to Covid-19. The activities will result in increased positivity, increased ....more
    Wates Foundation - South London Gallery
    £10,000 20/05/2020
    Towards the continuation of the schools’ programme in 2020-21.
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £3,900 01/04/2020
    Neighbourhoods Fund - East Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £4,000 01/04/2020
    Neighbourhoods Fund - West Central grant from the Environment & Leisure department for Sunday Spot
    DCMS - National Portfolio Organisation 2018 - 2022
    £826,345 01/04/2020
    The wider aim of the scheme is: We are the national development agency for creativity and culture. By 2030 we want England to be a country in which the creativity of each of us is valued and given ....more
    DCMS - South London Gallery
    £387,588 01/04/2020
    To support Arts and Culture throughout England
    DCMS - South London Gallery
    £193,000 01/04/2020
    To support Arts and Culture throughout England
    Co-Operative Group - Grant to South London Gallery
    £6,584 15/11/2019
    We want to buy creative materials for Sunday Spot, offering free drop-in art and play activities for families every Sunday afternoon.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Elmington Adventures
    £9,512 23/10/2019
    12
    Elmington Adventures
    National Lottery Community Fund - Art Block
    £9,662 25/05/2018
    12
    The funding will be used to recruit a play leader and play assistant and provide training which will increase the capacity of their art and play activities for children. The project aims to enable ....more
    BBC Children in Need - Grant to South London Fine Art Gallery and Library
    £80,886 14/06/2017
    36
    Three year funding for a creative arts sessions and trips for 100 looked after 6 -12 year olds in Southwark. The project aims to increase children’s engagement in play, increase confidence and ....more
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to South London Gallery
    £49,900 11/01/2017
    The Peckham Experiment: A Centre for Self-Organisation
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to South London Gallery
    £60,000 12/12/2016
    24
    Towards development of the young people's programme during the gallery's transformation through redevelopment of The Old Fire Station.
    Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The South London Gallery
    £50,000 08/12/2016
    Redevelopment of the Peckham Road Fire Station
    City Bridge Trust - Grant to South London Fine Art Gallery and Library
    £100,000 22/09/2016
    £100,000 towards access works, including installation of a platform lift and contributing to the costs of accessible toilets and power-assisted doors.
    London Borough of Southwark - Grant to South London Gallery
    £5,000 01/04/2016
    Neighbourhoods Fund: Camberwell grant from the Housing & modernisation department
    National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to South London Gallery
    £1,904,300 11/06/2015
    Restoring Peckham Road Fire Station and opening SLG’s archives to the public
    The Childhood Trust - Summer Give 2015
    £2,500 18/05/2015
    Our big idea is to offer free summer-time activities to 5-13 year olds who live on housing estates near the SLG. We will provide weekly creative play activities at the Shop of Possibilities (our play ....more
    Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to South London Gallery
    £30,000 13/10/2014
    Towards costs associated with the young people’s programme.
    National Lottery Community Fund - Play Spots: making place for play in public space
    £294,832 15/03/2012
    36
    This project will deliver free play opportunities to children from five housing estates in Peckham to engage them in creative play, increase community cohesion and develop skills and networks of ....more
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    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (1)

    • THE SLG TRUSTEE LIMITED
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 09/05/1966, number: 312160
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Event History
    Policies in force
    • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
    • Complaints handling
    • Complaints policy and procedures
    • Conflicting interests
    • Financial reserves policy and procedures
    • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
    • Internal risk management policy and procedures
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    20 returns made; AR16: 0 days late, AR14: 5 days late, AR11: 1 days late, AR10: 1 days late, AR09: 16 days late, AR05: 22 days late, AR04: 44 days late,
    Recent reorganisation events:
    • Asset transfer in from MONTY AND LALLA HURST CHARITABLE TRUST on 30/08/2022
    • Asset transfer in from PARASOL UNIT FOUNDATION FOR CONTEMPORARY ART on 14/12/2023
    Main office

    South London Gallery
    65-67 Peckham Road
    London
    SE5 8UH

    Objectives

    TO PROMOTE ACQUAINTANCE WITH ART, SCIENCE AND LITERATURE AMONG THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH OF LONDON.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    SOUTH OF LONDON

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
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