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outset - contemporary art fund

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Outset - Contemporary Art Fund is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in London and operates in Austria, Canada, and various other locations.


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

Promoting access to works of contemporary art through arranging visits, exhibitions, public facilities and other events at which works of contemporay art may be exhibited and studied; Securing contemporary works of art for presentation or loan to public art collations, museums and galleries.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£490,071
Latest Expenditure
£524,547

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 129.0%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.7%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,172,977
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £10,800
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,527,070
Raising Funds £0
Governance £11,425
Grants to Institutions £790,015
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£490,071£524,5470 / 0
2023£1,183,777£1,527,070£1,527,070-£26,705£04 / 0
2022£1,185,165£969,621£969,621£332,845£04 / 0
2021£998,084£1,068,086£1,068,086£117,300£04 / 0
2020£736,756£945,635£945,635£187,303£05 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers