The David Roberts Art Foundation Limited

Analysis

The David Roberts Art Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06051439). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The David Roberts Art Foundation Limited reported income of £63k and spending of £1.1m, spending 1765% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.9m to £63k (-97%), an average of -57% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 286%. Over the whole period it spent 204% 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 David Roberts Art Foundation Limited sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Caister on Sea Community Association (£63k), Care for Limehouse Parish Church (St Anne's) Commercial Road Trust (Usually Known As Care for St Anne's) (£63k) and Malton Museum CIO (£63k).

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.