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the national gallery trust

The charity supports other charities or voluntary bodies. The National Gallery Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is arts, culture, heritage, or science. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. 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.

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Activities & Mission

The objects of the Trust are the advancement of education and the charitable objects of the National Gallery. The Trust achieves this by making grants to organisations.

Fundraising

See where The National Gallery Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,927,658
Latest Expenditure
£19,760,618

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 238.6%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 95.7%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 4.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £6,645,650
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £1,282,008
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £18,916,479
Raising Funds £844,139
Governance £39,819
Grants to Institutions £1,876,660
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,927,658£19,760,618£18,916,479£111,695,437£55,245,4760 / 0
2023£6,261,058£4,042,337£3,290,167£112,584,002£49,102,9430 / 0
2022£7,126,391£7,461,326£6,087,713£115,235,351£49,864,8270 / 0
2021£9,171,031£5,592,900£862,882£109,607,497£47,000,00063 / 0
2020£14,322,519£23,966,120£13,037,654£83,821,469£37,256,22995 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers