Finance Score: -10
Governance Score: 8
Support Score: 11
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Deficit on unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • 12+ Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +11
Overall GiG Score: 9 ?

QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION

House of Illustration is the UK's only public gallery dedicated solely to illustration. It exists to champion the power of illustration, placing it at the heart of contemporary visual culture and introducing it to the widest possible audience.We aim to engage the public through innovative exhibitions; a pioneering learning programme; and a thriving public programme of talks and events.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
  • There was a deficit on unrestricted reserves of £117,985 at the last year end after deducting the value of own use assets
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£1,275£927£347£162£4,353£-118-1.5148
31/12/22£2,193£707£1,486£112£4,006£781.31312
31/12/21£1,062£690£371£73£2,519£-909-15.8134
31/12/20£605£1,294£-688£42£2,148£-845-7.81260
31/12/19£1,097£1,423£-326£56£2,836£-264-2.21250
31/12/18£3,969£1,205£2,765£167£3,162£0n/a110
31/12/17£1,041£1,177£-136£187£398£0n/a110
31/12/16£875£1,077£-202£137£534£0n/a90
31/12/15£786£990£-204£160£736£0n/a80
31/12/14£955£823£132£133£940£1882.770
31/12/13£437£224£213n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£240£197£44n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£191£194£-3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£274£221£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£165£145£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£455£144£311n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£95£134£-40n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£93£35£58n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05*£95£42£53n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£117£49£68n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 13.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 17.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 11%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 97%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: -3%
Reserves/Spending: -1.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 24 months
Quick Ratio: 30.6
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 22 years

https://www.qbcentre.org.uk

info@qbcentre.org.uk

07709038062

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
GiG Classification
  • Art galleries and exhibitions
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
The Foyle Foundation£200,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund£171,000
Wolfson Foundation£150,000
City Bridge Trust£144,052
DCMS£90,000
John Ellerman Foundation£56,250
CHK Foundation£25,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
City Bridge Trust - Grant to Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
£144,052 27/09/2023
£144,052 towards the installation of a lift at the new centre
CHK Foundation - CHK Discretionary Grant
£25,000 18/01/2023
to support specified work
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
£171,000 30/11/2022
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
The Foyle Foundation - Arts
£200,000 20/09/2022
towards creating the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to House of Illustration
£150,000 08/06/2022
Redevelopment of New River Head building to create the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration (the Panel noted their financial challenges, and suggested the funds should be allocated for the long-term ....more
John Ellerman Foundation - To create the first collections-based online resource on illustration by supporting new curatorial research and skills development
£56,250 27/05/2021
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Towards the creation of the UK's first dedicated online platform for collections-led content on the history of illustration.
DCMS - House of Illustration - Culture Recovery Fund
£60,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
DCMS - Illustration Offsite
£30,000 01/04/2020
To support Arts and Culture throughout England
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2018
£3,500 04/12/2018
Families with a deaf child or parent and lower income families with pre-school children aged 2-5 struggle to access affordable, inclusive arts activities. Illustration promotes literacy, ....more
The Childhood Trust - Accessible art workshops for families
£3,500 04/12/2018
Families with a deaf child or parent and lower income families with pre-school children aged 2-5 struggle to access affordable, inclusive arts activities. Illustration promotes literacy, ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 20/06/2017
Support to invest in touring our exhibitions UK-wide providing a vital new income source and helping to boost visitors and income for regional galleries and museums
The Childhood Trust - Providing access to the arts for disabled children
£3,500 02/12/2016
We want to make arts engagement opportunities for children with physical and/or sensory disabilities and their families a regular part of our arts programming, building on a very successful pilot ....more
The Segelman Trust - Grant to the House of Illustration
£125,000 28/11/2016
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To support the development of education and community outreach programmes
The Childhood Trust - Christmas Challenge 2013
£5,000 18/12/2013
In 2014 we opened the House of Illustration in King's Cross. We exhibit key artists, promote young illustration talent, and work with illustrators to support the development of key creative, language ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 32-71
  • CLAUDIA FRANCES ZEFF Appointed: 2002, Occupation: Art Director
  • DALWARDIN BABU Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Non Executive Director
  • DR STELLA ROSE TOONEN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Arts Programme Director
  • ELEANOR HEAD Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Head Of The Iwm Institute, Imperial War Museums
  • JOHN KAMPFNER (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Journalist/Author
  • MARION DEUCHARS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Illustrator
  • MELANIE JANE JOHNSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Barrister
  • MUNESH MAHTANI Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Solicitor
  • PAMELA ROSE RAYNOR Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Non-Executive Director
  • PETER FREDERICK CHARLES ANDREWS Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Company Director
  • PETER SCOTT BARRON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Journalist/Consultant
  • RICHARD IAN BAWDEN Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Retired Chartered Accountant
  • SAMANTHA COLT Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Headhunter
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/01/2003, number: 1095210
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/07/2002, number: 04484943
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR05: 106 days late,
Main office

c/o Goldwins Ltd
75 Maygrove Road
LONDON
NW6 2EG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE ART OF LITERARY ILLUSTRATION AND IN PARTICULAR BY OWNING, MANAGING AND OPERATING A MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE DISPLAY AND STUDY OF THE WORKS OF QUENTIN BLAKE AND OTHER LITERARY ILLUSTRATORS AND ASSOCIATED PICTURES, DRAWINGS, SKETCHES AND ILLUSTRATIONS, WORKS OF LITERATURE, ARTEFACTS, AND OBJECTS D'ART.

Defined Area of Benefit:

WORLDWIDE

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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