The Saatchi Gallery, London

Analysis

The Saatchi Gallery, London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, The Saatchi Gallery, London reported income of £4.9m and spending of £7.2m, spending 145% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income grew from £2.9m to £4.9m (+71%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 186%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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 Saatchi Gallery, London sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Berkshire Young Musicians Trust (£4.9m), British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (£4.9m) and The National Football Museum (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, trading 36% and donations and legacies 3.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £26k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.