The Bridget Riley Art Foundation

Analysis

The Bridget Riley Art Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2011, 15 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 07677479). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Bridget Riley Art Foundation reported income of £43k and spending of £76k, spending 176% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £82k to £43k (-47%), an average of -15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 436%. Over the whole period it spent 211% 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 Bridget Riley Art Foundation sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lanner Community Centre (£43k), Launceston Town Band (£43k) and Sheering Village Hall (£43k).

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.