The Photographers' Gallery Ltd

Analysis

The Photographers' Gallery Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00986208). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Photographers' Gallery Ltd reported income of £4.3m and spending of £4.6m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.7m to £4.3m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Photographers' Gallery Ltd 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 Octagon Theatre Trust Limited (£4.2m), Grimsthorpe and Drummond Castle Trust Limited (£4.3m) and The Sheffield Media and Exhibition Centre Limited (£4.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 44%, donations and legacies 31% and charitable activities 16%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 0.9%. Reserves of £995k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 53 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.