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Harrogate Arts and Mercer Gallery Development Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1011431North YorkshireArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£49k2025-04-30
Spending£13ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause69th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1992Other
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Harrogate Arts and Mercer Gallery Development Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in May 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Harrogate Arts and Mercer Gallery Development Trust reported income of £49k and spending of £13k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £49k (+336%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Harrogate Arts and Mercer Gallery Development Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Newton Abbot and District Musical Comedy Society (£49k), Theatre in the Quarter (£50k) and Athelstan Museum Malmesbury (£49k).

Income and spending

£0£12k£25k£37k£49k2021 Income: £11,3472021 Spending: £2,68120212022 Income: £16,7772022 Spending: £36,95320222023 Income: £34,5282023 Spending: £31,75520232024 Income: £16,7872024 Spending: £38,27820242025 Income: £49,4912025 Spending: £13,2762025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

The charity raises money by fundraising and receiving donations, specifically for the purchase of art and meet expenses to stage exhibitions in the gallery. These activities allow the public, both local and visiting, together with schools over a wide area to appreciate a diverse range and variety of art.

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CharityLocationIncome
The Newton Abbot and District Musical Comedy SocietyNewton Abbot£49k
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Athelstan Museum MalmesburyMalmesbury£49k
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