01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received Late
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 4 November 2016
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 10413978
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £1,086,811
- Latest expenditure
- £1,356,022
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: GAINSBOROUGH HOUSE SOCIETY, GAINSBOROUGHS HOUSE, 46-47 GAINSBOROUGH STREET, SUDBURY, CO10 2EU
Website recorded by the regulator: www.gainsborough.org (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Gainsborough's House aim is to promote the wider knowledge, apprecaition and enjoyment of the art of Thomas Gainsborough within the context of the eighteenth century and the inspiration of the Suffolk landscape and to preserve and enhance Gainsborough's House and its collections for the benefit of present and future generations.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- 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
- 13 February 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,086,811
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,356,022
- 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
- 28 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,304,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,415,758
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,975,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,206,331
- 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
- 29 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,675,651
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,261,986
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 January 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,105,431
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,750,974
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 February 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,086,811
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,356,022
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £37,560
- 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
- 0
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- 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
- 62
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 28 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,304,541
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,415,758
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £37,060
- 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 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,975,004
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,206,331
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £54,130
- 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 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 250
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 29 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,675,651
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £3,261,986
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £4
- Income From Government Grants
- £340,159
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 200
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £3,105,431
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,750,974
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Agreement Professional Fundraiser
- Yes
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £3
- Income From Government Grants
- £45,768
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 200
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 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 13 February 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 495488
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 232258
- Income Charitable Activities
- 322698
- Income Investments
- 36367
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1086811
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £415,528
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £940,494
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1356022
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6557
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 19996
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 393450
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 82234
- Gain Loss Investment
- -17551
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 557950
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £737,067
- Assets Total Fixed
- 18175799
- Assets Own Use
- 16924036
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1251763
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £360,860
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £102,922
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,433,737
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 102922
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £72,844
- Funds Endowment
- 1032971
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10420607
- Funds Restricted
- 6980159
- Funds Total
- 18433737
- Count Employees
- 13
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 28 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 694499
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 197174
- Income Charitable Activities
- 373667
- Income Investments
- 39201
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1304541
- Income Legacies
- 5200
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £295,152
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,120,606
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1415758
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6217
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 17100
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 398501
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 177595
- Gain Loss Investment
- 57101
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 6675798
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £1,126,529
- Assets Total Fixed
- 17651850
- Assets Own Use
- 16404925
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1246925
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £783,769
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £273,070
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £18,162,549
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 273070
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £592,251
- Funds Endowment
- 1028646
- Funds Unrestricted
- 10252119
- Funds Restricted
- 6881784
- Funds Total
- 18162549
- Count Employees
- 23
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 31 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 1714759
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 75327
- Income Charitable Activities
- 154920
- Income Investments
- 29998
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1975004
- Income Legacies
- 6269
- Income Endowments
- 29000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £210,153
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,996,178
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2206331
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 6111
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7963
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 299576
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 6084
- Gain Loss Investment
- -64605
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 811910
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £464,336
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10782016
- Assets Own Use
- 9599425
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1182591
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £811,041
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £52,190
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,540,867
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 52190
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £291,805
- Funds Endowment
- 975834
- Funds Unrestricted
- 984462
- Funds Restricted
- 9580571
- Funds Total
- 11540867
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- 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
- 29 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3646974
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6685
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1249
- Income Investments
- 20743
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3675651
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 531000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £63,607
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £3,198,379
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 3261986
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4345
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 7318
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 122504
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 7592
- Gain Loss Investment
- 16769
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £433,275
- Assets Total Fixed
- 9922694
- Assets Own Use
- 8818970
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1103724
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,265,961
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £162,695
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,025,960
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 162695
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £845,060
- Funds Endowment
- 877456
- Funds Unrestricted
- 8737600
- Funds Restricted
- 1410904
- Funds Total
- 11025960
- Count Employees
- 9
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 January 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 3083642
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 78
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3224
- Income Investments
- 18487
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 3105431
- Income Legacies
- 250
- Income Endowments
- 20000
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £42,972
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,708,002
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2750974
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 4834
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5870
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 114627
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 12115
- Gain Loss Investment
- 142937
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £355,864
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10212460
- Assets Own Use
- 9563092
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 649368
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,705,785
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £322,603
- Assets Current Investment
- 24155
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £11,595,642
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 322603
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £1,333,381
- Funds Endowment
- 416497
- Funds Unrestricted
- 9396718
- Funds Restricted
- 1782427
- Funds Total
- 11595642
- Count Employees
- 13
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 112
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 308
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2024-05-13T00:00:00
- Reason
- Removed by application
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 5106164
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1174135
- Assoc Charity Name
- ORWELL DECORATIVE AND FINE ARTS SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 3
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2026-04-13T00:00:00
- Reason
- Funds transferred (incor)
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 214046
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 214046
- Assoc Charity Name
- GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY
- Charity Name
- GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE SOCIETY
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2016-11-04T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 06 OCT 2016
- Charitable Objects
- THE OBJECTS OF THE SOCIETY ARE:1. FOR PRESERVING GAINSBOROUGH’S HOUSE AS A MEMORIAL TO THE PAINTER THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH RA;2. FOR ADAPTING GAINSBOROUGH’S HOUSE AS AN ARTS CENTRE AND MUSEUM WITH SPACE FOR MEETINGS AND EXHIBITIONS OR OTHERWISE;3. FOR COLLECTING WORKS BY THOMAS GAINSBOROUGH RA AND ARTEFACTS RELATED TO HIM AND WORKS BY HIS CONTEMPORARIES, EAST ANGLIAN ARTISTS AND OTHERWISE (THE “COLLECTION”);4. FOR FURTHERING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE ARTS AND TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL MORAL AND INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION IN THE ARTS BY WAY OF LECTURE CLASSES RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENTS OR OTHERWISE AS MAY BE FOUND EXPEDIENT BY THE GOVERNORS FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PERSONS WHO MAY BE INTERESTED WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF RACE SEX POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS HEREOF.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 580408
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GHS
- Charity Name Id
- 580407
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- GAINSBOROUGH'S HOUSE
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures