QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 3 January 2003
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 04484943
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £4,461,676
Latest expenditure: £955,930
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: 1 Myddelton Passage, London, EC1R 1AG

Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.qbcentre.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Quentin Blake Centre for 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.

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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: 15 October 2026
Date Accounts Received: 15 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,461,676
Total Gross Expenditure: £955,930

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 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,493,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £911,183

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: 19 September 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,274,816
Total Gross Expenditure: £927,492

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: 4 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,192,986
Total Gross Expenditure: £706,511

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: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,061,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,428

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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: 15 October 2026
Total Gross Income: £4,461,676
Total Gross Expenditure: £955,930
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £430,843
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: 1
Count Volunteers: 31

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 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £2,493,147
Total Gross Expenditure: £911,183
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 3

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: 19 September 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,274,816
Total Gross Expenditure: £927,492
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £111,327
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 80001 90000: 1
Count Volunteers: 8

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: 4 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £2,192,986
Total Gross Expenditure: £706,511
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: £16,531
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 12

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: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,061,753
Total Gross Expenditure: £690,428
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: £15
Income From Government Grants: £85,459
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 70001 80000: 1
Count Volunteers: 4

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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: 15 October 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 4357652
Income Other Trading Activities: 8120
Income Charitable Activities: 47635
Income Investments: 48269
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 4461676
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £203,509
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £734,934
Expenditure Other: 17487
Expenditure Total: 955930
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7117
Expenditure Support Costs: 387588
Expenditure Depreciation: 9162
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £118,191
Assets Total Fixed: 10387721
Assets Own Use: 10387721
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £794,472
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,741,267
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £9,440,926
Creditors One Year Total Current: 694493
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1046774
Assets Cash: £438,635
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 118191
Funds Restricted: 9322735
Funds Total: 9440926
Count Employees: 16
Consolidated 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 October 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 2345493
Income Other Trading Activities: 23234
Income Charitable Activities: 74982
Income Investments: 49438
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2493147
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £170,694
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £737,559
Expenditure Other: 2930
Expenditure Total: 911183
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 8652
Expenditure Support Costs: 338252
Expenditure Depreciation: 9162
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 4591269
Assets Own Use: 4591269
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £2,425,891
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,081,980
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £5,935,180
Creditors One Year Total Current: 45556
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1036424
Assets Cash: £2,226,267
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -323265
Funds Restricted: 6258445
Funds Total: 5935180
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated 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: 19 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 1073664
Income Other Trading Activities: 47238
Income Charitable Activities: 132356
Income Investments: 21558
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1274816
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £161,942
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £765,550
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 927492
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9848
Expenditure Support Costs: 370320
Expenditure Depreciation: 9066
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 3657740
Assets Own Use: 3657740
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,926,190
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,230,714
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,353,216
Creditors One Year Total Current: 58742
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1171972
Assets Cash: £1,797,875
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -117985
Funds Restricted: 4471201
Funds Total: 4353216
Count Employees: 14
Consolidated 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: 4 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 1993631
Income Other Trading Activities: 79493
Income Charitable Activities: 117245
Income Investments: 2617
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 2192986
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £111,919
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £594,592
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 706511
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 5970
Expenditure Support Costs: 235369
Expenditure Depreciation: 3976
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £77,889
Assets Total Fixed: 3501071
Assets Own Use: 3501071
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £1,774,685
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,269,864
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,005,892
Creditors One Year Total Current: 64864
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1205000
Assets Cash: £1,354,905
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 77889
Funds Restricted: 3928003
Funds Total: 4005892
Count Employees: 13
Consolidated 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: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 848858
Income Other Trading Activities: 73443
Income Charitable Activities: 139439
Income Investments: 13
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1061753
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £72,526
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £616,105
Expenditure Other: 1797
Expenditure Total: 690428
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 7526
Expenditure Support Costs: 205331
Expenditure Depreciation: 458
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £0
Assets Total Fixed: 3298034
Assets Own Use: 3298034
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £818,347
Assets Total Liabilities: £1,596,964
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,519,417
Creditors One Year Total Current: 366964
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 1230000
Assets Cash: £452,978
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: -909315
Funds Restricted: 3428732
Funds Total: 2519417
Count Employees: 13
Consolidated Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 206
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Defined Groups

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

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

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

Classification Code: 116
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Recreation

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

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: QUENTIN BLAKE CENTRE FOR ILLUSTRATION
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2003-01-03T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 JULY 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 20 SEPTEMBER 2006 AND CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION UPON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 25 JULY 2008 AND 15 JUNE 2009. as amended on 08 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects: 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.
Area Of Benefit: WORLDWIDE

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 437154
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION

Charity Name Id: 437146
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: MUSEUM OF ILLUSTRATION

Charity Name Id: 437162
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: THE QUENTIN BLAKE GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION

Charity Name Id: 437142
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: HOUSE OF ILLUSTRATION

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures