Diorama Arts Centre — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 14 October 1981
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 01585918
Financial period: 1 October 2024 – 30 September 2025
Latest income: £1,087,334
Latest expenditure: £1,081,952
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 201 Drummond Street, London, NW1 3FE

Website recorded by the regulator: www.olddiorama.com (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Advance the arts and culture especially those activities which seek to make the arts relevant to the community and thereby advance citizenship and community development.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 1 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 1 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,087,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,081,952

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 15 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £914,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £997,792

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 3 July 2024
Date Accounts Received: 3 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £854,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £873,732

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 28 June 2023
Date Accounts Received: 28 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £650,126
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,878

Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 July 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £240,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,691

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,087,334
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,081,952
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 2
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Contracts: 49346
Income From Government Grants: £96,389
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £914,885
Total Gross Expenditure: £997,792
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £7
Income From Government Grants: £146,800
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2024
Total Gross Income: £854,466
Total Gross Expenditure: £873,732
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £120,750
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
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: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2023
Total Gross Income: £650,126
Total Gross Expenditure: £640,878
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: £2
Income From Government Grants: £16,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £240,050
Total Gross Expenditure: £379,691
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2026
Ar Received Date: 1 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 269164
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 806797
Income Investments: 11373
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1087334
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £127,205
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £954,747
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1081952
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 34021
Expenditure Support Costs: 34021
Expenditure Depreciation: 2241
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £585,332
Assets Total Fixed: 6718
Assets Own Use: 6718
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £783,911
Assets Total Liabilities: £205,297
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £585,332
Creditors One Year Total Current: 205297
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £615,575
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 585332
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 585332
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2025
Ar Received Date: 15 July 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 207618
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 691842
Income Investments: 15425
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 914885
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £65,765
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £932,027
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 997792
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 24093
Expenditure Support Costs: 907934
Expenditure Depreciation: 2985
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £540,669
Assets Total Fixed: 8957
Assets Own Use: 8957
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £715,336
Assets Total Liabilities: £144,343
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £579,950
Creditors One Year Total Current: 144343
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £576,458
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 540669
Funds Restricted: 39281
Funds Total: 579950
Count Employees: 19
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2024
Ar Received Date: 3 July 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 154434
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 689320
Income Investments: 10712
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 854466
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £40,462
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £833,270
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 873732
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 39120
Expenditure Support Costs: 39120
Expenditure Depreciation: 3981
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £595,625
Assets Total Fixed: 11942
Assets Own Use: 11942
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £733,251
Assets Total Liabilities: £82,336
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £662,857
Creditors One Year Total Current: 82336
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £625,886
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 595625
Funds Restricted: 67232
Funds Total: 662857
Count Employees: 16
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 October 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 September 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 July 2023
Ar Received Date: 28 June 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 21247
Income Other Trading Activities: 0
Income Charitable Activities: 628086
Income Investments: 793
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 650126
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £29,178
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £611,700
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 640878
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 14789
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5308
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £682,123
Assets Total Fixed: 15923
Assets Own Use: 15923
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £749,333
Assets Total Liabilities: £83,133
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £682,123
Creditors One Year Total Current: 83133
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £691,039
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 682123
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 682123
Count Employees: 15
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout London
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 204
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 309
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 310
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Other Charitable Activities

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Diorama Arts Centre
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 1981-10-14T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15TH SEPTEMBER 1981 as amended on 06 Aug 2019 as amended on 23 Feb 2023 as amended on 23 Feb 2023
Charitable Objects: The Charity's objects are restricted specifically only for the public benefit to advance the arts and culture especially those activities which seek to make the arts relevant to the community and thereby advance citizenship and community development for the benefit of the general public.
Area Of Benefit: GREATER LONDON AREA

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 203119
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: DIORAMA ARTS

Charity Name Id: 648182
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Old Diorama Arts Centre

Charity Name Id: 203134
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: DIORAMA ARTS CENTRE LIMITED

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management