The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies

Analysis

The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04307984). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.8m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £1.6m (+3.3%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 126% 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, The National Association of Decorative and Fine Arts Societies sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockport Plaza Trust Limited (£1.6m), American Museum & Gardens (£1.6m) and Rockingham Forest Trust (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, trading 27%, investments 4.1% and donations and legacies 3.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £7,000. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 7.4%. Reserves of £3.4m would cover about 21 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.