Sime Gallery CIO

Analysis

Sime Gallery CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in March 2020, 6 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, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sime Gallery CIO reported income of £19k and spending of £28k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £19k to £19k (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 218%. Over the whole period it spent 64% 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, Sime Gallery CIO sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Surrey Choral Society (£19k), Dulwich Symphony Orchestra (£19k) and Mareham Le Fen Village Hall and Memorial Lawn (£19k).