Watts Gallery Trust

Analysis

Watts Gallery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Guildford. It was registered in September 1967, 59 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 06147572). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Watts Gallery Trust reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.4m, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £3.0m to £2.8m (-4.7%), an average of -1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Watts Gallery Trust 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Read - the Reading Agency (£2.8m), Mayflower Academy Limited (£2.8m) and Rift Valley Research Limited (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 58%, donations and legacies 33% and investments 9.7%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 35%. Reserves of £88k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 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.