01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 13 January 2004
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 04870490
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £327,947
- Latest expenditure
- £226,470
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Flat 8, 8-13 New Inn Street, LONDON, EC2A 3PY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.outset.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Promoting access to works of contemporary art through arranging visits, exhibitions, public facilities and other events at which works of contemporay art may be exhibited and studied; Securing contemporary works of art for presentation or loan to public art collations, museums and galleries.
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
- 27 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £327,947
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £226,470
- 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
- 23 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 23 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £490,071
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £524,547
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,183,777
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,527,070
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 June 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,185,165
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £969,621
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 June 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £998,084
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,068,086
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
- 27 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £327,947
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £226,470
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 23 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £490,071
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £524,547
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,183,777
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,527,070
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £60,466
- 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 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,185,165
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £969,621
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £105,373
- 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 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £998,084
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,068,086
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £5,000
- 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
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 25 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1172977
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 10800
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1183777
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,527,070
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1527070
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 790015
- Expenditure Governance
- 11425
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 460866
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 3604
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2388
- Assets Own Use
- 2388
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £485,319
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £514,412
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£26,705
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 279412
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 235000
- Assets Cash
- £423,267
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -83419
- Funds Restricted
- 56714
- Funds Total
- -26705
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 June 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1185165
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1185165
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £969,621
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 969621
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 574180
- Expenditure Governance
- 8177
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 322523
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2331
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -2691
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 4263
- Assets Own Use
- 4263
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £610,484
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £281,902
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £332,845
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 281902
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £540,528
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 163754
- Funds Restricted
- 169091
- Funds Total
- 332845
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 29 June 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 712543
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 0
- Income Other
- 285541
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 998084
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,068,086
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1068086
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 306723
- Expenditure Governance
- 11768
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 533861
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2767
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £0
- Assets Total Fixed
- 6953
- Assets Own Use
- 6953
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £218,508
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £108,161
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £117,300
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 108161
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £166,040
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 117300
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 117300
- Count Employees
- 4
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- South Africa
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Uganda
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Canada
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- France
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Italy
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Greece
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- United States
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- North America
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Austria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Germany
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Philippines
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Asia
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Nigeria
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Africa
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 301
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- 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
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- OUTSET - CONTEMPORARY ART FUND
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2004-01-13T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 AUGUST 2003 AS AMENDED BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED 8 DECEMBER 2003.
- Charitable Objects
- TO PROMOTE, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN GENERAL, IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION) BYPROMOTING ACCESS TO WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY ART THROUGH ARRANGING VISITS, EXHIBITIONS, PUBLIC FACILITIES AND OTHER EVENTS AT WHICH WORKS OF CONTEMPORARY ART MAY BE EXHIBITED AND STUDIED;SECURING CONTEMPORARY WORKS OF ART FOR PRESENTATION OR LOAN TO PUBLIC ART COLLECTIONS, MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES;ESTABLISHING, PROMOTING AND MANAGING GALLERIES, INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS AND PLACES WHERE CONTEMPORARY WORKS OF ART MAY BE EXHIBITED; ANDTHE MAKING OF GRANTS TO ARTISTS OR ARTISTIC ORGANISATIONS WORKING IN THE FIELD OF CONTEMPORARY ART TO ENABLE THEM TO CARRY NEW PROJECTS OR FURTHER THEIR ARTISTIC DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED.
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling