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southbank centre

The charity supports the general public. Southbank Centre 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 London and operates in England And Wales.


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

Activities & Mission

Arts Centre

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£53,921,000
Latest Expenditure
£56,586,000

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 88.3%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 84.1%
% 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 £20,826,000
Charitable Activities £10,651,000
Other Trading £20,862,000
Investments £1,582,000
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £47,599,000
Raising Funds £1,396,000
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £7,591,000

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£53,921,000£56,586,000£47,599,000£227,195,000£6,436,000484 / 0
2023£53,282,000£53,880,000£44,898,000£228,709,000£5,564,000447 / 0
2022£43,155,000£42,448,000£37,158,000£228,237,000£7,882,000359 / 0
2021£36,200,000£37,220,000£29,789,000£227,004,000£226,212,000460 / 0
2020£60,421,000£55,040,000£45,294,000£228,395,000£228,007,000594 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers