01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 November 1969
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 00444351
- Financial period
- 1 April 2025 – 31 March 2026
- Latest income
- £4,078,745
- Latest expenditure
- £4,205,872
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: THE MALL, LONDON, SW1Y 5AH
Website recorded by the regulator: www.ica.art (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Established in 1947, the ICA is the UK's original, multi-disciplinary arts centre, existing today to create a space for new, experimental and independent arts practice and ideas. Housing two galleries, two cinemas, a theatre, learning room, studio, bookshop and bar, the ICA presents an international programme of work across artforms to a wide and diverse range of audiences.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 July 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,078,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,205,872
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,126,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,321,600
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,667,732
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,520,811
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,966,563
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,407,090
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,359,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,034,424
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,078,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,205,872
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £5
- Income From Government Grants
- £767,117
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £4,126,501
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,321,600
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £878,310
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 5 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £3,667,732
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,520,811
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £828,310
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £4,966,563
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,407,090
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £958,054
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £4,359,045
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £4,034,424
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £9
- Income From Government Grants
- £2,262,978
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2027
- Ar Received Date
- 30 July 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1568462
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1192919
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1317364
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4078745
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £258,275
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,625,700
- Expenditure Other
- 1321897
- Expenditure Total
- 4205872
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19400
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1372573
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 118150
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £258,018
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1107984
- Assets Own Use
- 1107984
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,414,093
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £998,283
- Assets Current Investment
- 11319
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,523,794
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 998283
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £421,273
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1416001
- Funds Restricted
- 107793
- Funds Total
- 1523794
- Count Employees
- 73
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 25 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1782917
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1233230
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1110354
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4126501
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £274,488
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,556,731
- Expenditure Other
- 1490381
- Expenditure Total
- 4321600
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 43150
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1702574
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 123509
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,650,922
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1181039
- Assets Own Use
- 1181039
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,087,582
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £617,700
- Assets Current Investment
- 56537
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,650,921
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 617700
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £382,208
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1650921
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1650921
- Count Employees
- 71
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 5 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 935183
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1811303
- Income Charitable Activities
- 913900
- Income Investments
- 7346
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3667732
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £307,666
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,686,539
- Expenditure Other
- 1526606
- Expenditure Total
- 4520811
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 79195
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1604696
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 107681
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,842,096
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1254445
- Assets Own Use
- 1254445
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,504,881
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £917,230
- Assets Current Investment
- 372754
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,842,096
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 917230
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £460,809
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 1842096
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1842096
- Count Employees
- 82
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 March 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1104834
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 2956309
- Income Charitable Activities
- 904401
- Income Investments
- 1019
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4966563
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £475,734
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,675,447
- Expenditure Other
- 1255909
- Expenditure Total
- 4407090
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 75943
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1869124
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 190297
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,695,175
- Assets Total Fixed
- 851655
- Assets Own Use
- 851655
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £3,025,986
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £1,182,466
- Assets Current Investment
- 70893
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,695,175
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 1182466
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £2,089,778
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2695175
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2695175
- Count Employees
- 69
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 26 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 2827715
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 501567
- Income Charitable Activities
- 999755
- Income Investments
- 1040
- Income Other
- 28968
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 4359045
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £340,214
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,569,328
- Expenditure Other
- 1124882
- Expenditure Total
- 4034424
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 103096
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1854187
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 184118
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £2,135,702
- Assets Total Fixed
- 991306
- Assets Own Use
- 991306
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,601,057
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £456,661
- Assets Current Investment
- 18255
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,135,702
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 456661
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £968,443
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2135702
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2135702
- Count Employees
- 65
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1969-11-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 OCTOBER 1947 AS AMENDED 13 AUGUST 1968, 12 MAY 2003 AND 18 APRIL 2006 as amended on 05 Oct 2022
- Charitable Objects
- (1) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE COMMUNITY BY ENCOURAGING THE UNDERSTANDING, APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS GENERALLY AND PARTICULARLY OF CONTEMPORARY ART AS EXPRESSED IN PAINTING, ETCHING, ENGRAVING, DRAWING, POETRY, PHILOSOPHY, LITERATURE, DRAMA, MUSIC, OPERA, BALLET, SCULPTURE, ARCHITECTURE, DESIGNS, PHOTOGRAPHY, FILMS, RADIO AND TELEVISION OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL VALUE;(2) THE PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF THE PROPERTY, 12 CARLTON HOUSE TERRACE, LONDON; AND(3) THE COMPILATION, PRESERVATION AND DISPLAY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF AN ARCHIVE OF CONTEMPORARY FILM, PHOTOGRAPHS OR OTHER MATERIAL OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL VALUE.
- Area Of Benefit
- UNRESTRICTED
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 138641
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- ICA
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures