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open eye limited

The charity supports children and young people, other defined groups, and the general public. Open Eye Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Liverpool and operates in Liverpool City.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Open Eye Gallery champions photography as an art form and a creative practice that is relevant to everyone. We support and promote the practice, enjoyment and understanding of photography. Our cultural programmes create opportunities to experience, and appreciate, distinctive and innovative photography. Open Eye is recognised as a leading UK photography gallery with a strong international profile.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£620,925
Latest Expenditure
£603,727

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 95.4%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.2%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 2.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,616
Charitable Activities £397,658
Other Trading £18,614
Investments £8,443
Other Income £193,594

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £592,666
Raising Funds £11,061
Governance £4,250
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£620,925£603,727£592,666£525,255£176,50014 / 18
2023£649,641£714,287£703,524£400,829£195,00014 / 18
2022£547,874£550,128£550,128£555,144£345,55113 / 15
2021£503,802£380,515£380,515£557,398£379,43810 / 28
2020£495,387£528,9150 / 47

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers