October Gallery Trust

Analysis

October Gallery Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, October Gallery Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.8m, spending 154% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.7m to £1.2m (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 113% 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, October Gallery Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashtead Common (£1.2m), Collage Arts (£1.2m) and The Historical Association (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 36%, donations and legacies 31%, trading 29% and investments 4.2%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £568k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 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.