CCEW Charity Commission profile

OCTOBER GALLERY TRUST

Registered charity 327032 · organisation 327032

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
25 February 1986
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income
£1,202,680
Latest expenditure
£1,848,440
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: 24 OLD GLOUCESTER STREET, LONDON, WC1N 3AL

Website recorded by the regulator: www.octobergallery.co.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

The October Gallery is an arts complex dedicated to the appreciation of the transvangarde - the cross-cultural avant garde. The Gallery hosts exhibitions of art from around the world, talks on art and science, poetry readings, theatre and dance performances. Support is from sales of art, rental of the Gallery's unique facilities, grants, donations, staff, volunteers and friends.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference
AR25
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received
24 September 2026
Date Accounts Received
24 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,202,680
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,848,440
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
29 September 2025
Date Accounts Received
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,515,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,760,002
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
26 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
26 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,343,397
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,664,842
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
24 July 2023
Date Accounts Received
24 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,454,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,466,664
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
26 September 2022
Date Accounts Received
26 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,668,534
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,384,120

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
24 September 2026
Total Gross Income
£1,202,680
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,848,440
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£3,600
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 September 2025
Total Gross Income
£1,515,395
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,760,002
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Contracts
0
Income From Government Grants
£8,400
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
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Volunteers
16
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
26 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£1,343,397
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,664,842
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
2
Count Volunteers
17
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
24 July 2023
Total Gross Income
£1,454,255
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,466,664
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
Yes
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 60001 70000
1
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
20
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
26 September 2022
Total Gross Income
£1,668,534
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,384,120
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£1
Income From Government Grants
£43,230
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 70001 80000
1
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
15

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 January 2025
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2025
Ar Due Date
31 October 2026
Ar Received Date
24 September 2026
Income Donations And Legacies
370447
Income Other Trading Activities
344062
Income Charitable Activities
437232
Income Investments
50939
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1202680
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£234,305
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,614,135
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1848440
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
33658
Expenditure Support Costs
569229
Expenditure Depreciation
1685
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£567,500
Assets Total Fixed
56160
Assets Own Use
56160
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£1,815,910
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,304,570
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£567,500
Creditors One Year Total Current
1304570
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£566,392
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
567500
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
567500
Count Employees
13
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
29 September 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
294524
Income Other Trading Activities
335961
Income Charitable Activities
829105
Income Investments
55805
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1515395
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£218,255
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,541,747
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1760002
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
33526
Expenditure Support Costs
474414
Expenditure Depreciation
23715
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,213,260
Assets Total Fixed
68514
Assets Own Use
68514
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,539,861
Assets Total Liabilities
£2,395,115
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,213,260
Creditors One Year Total Current
2395115
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,046,422
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1213260
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1213260
Count Employees
15
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
26 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
183660
Income Other Trading Activities
360894
Income Charitable Activities
769408
Income Investments
29435
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1343397
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£198,579
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,466,263
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1664842
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
396323
Expenditure Depreciation
29399
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,457,867
Assets Total Fixed
81559
Assets Own Use
81559
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£2,744,871
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,368,563
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,457,867
Creditors One Year Total Current
1368563
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,155,525
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1457867
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1457867
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 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
24 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
170566
Income Other Trading Activities
277813
Income Charitable Activities
1005577
Income Investments
299
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1454255
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£170,387
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,296,277
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1466664
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
32269
Expenditure Support Costs
376158
Expenditure Depreciation
46495
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,779,312
Assets Total Fixed
102961
Assets Own Use
102961
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£5,092,032
Assets Total Liabilities
£3,415,681
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,779,312
Creditors One Year Total Current
3415681
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£4,650,953
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1779312
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1779312
Count Employees
16
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
26 September 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
183578
Income Other Trading Activities
157228
Income Charitable Activities
1327618
Income Investments
110
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
1668534
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£202,197
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,181,923
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1384120
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
25195
Expenditure Support Costs
308917
Expenditure Depreciation
59646
Gain Loss Investment
0
Gain Loss Pension Fund
0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£1,791,722
Assets Total Fixed
130739
Assets Own Use
130739
Assets Long Term Investment
0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
0
Assets Other Assets
£3,395,339
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,734,356
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£1,791,722
Creditors One Year Total Current
1734356
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,907,366
Funds Endowment
0
Funds Unrestricted
1791722
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
1791722
Count Employees
15
Charity Only 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
307
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Classification Code
109
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Arts/culture/heritage/science
Classification Code
102
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
Education/training
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
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services
Classification Code
203
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
People With Disabilities
Classification Code
202
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Elderly/old People
Classification Code
305
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
Classification Code
201
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
Children/young People

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
OCTOBER GALLERY TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1986-02-25T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 6 JANUARY 1986
Charitable Objects
THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CULTURES FOREIGN AS WELL AS THOSE INDIGENOUS TO THE UNITED KINGDOM IN THE PROMOTION OF INTERCULTURAL ACTIVITIES.
Area Of Benefit
NOT DEFINED

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id
179383
Charity Name Type
Working name
Charity Name
OCTOBER GALLERY

11 Official extract

Charity Other Regulators

Regulator Order
1
Regulator Name
Financial Conduct Authority

12 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling