01 Identity
Scottish charity record
- OSCR charity number
- SC038331
- Status
- Active
- Regulatory type
- Cross Border
- Designated religious body
- No
- Geographical spread
- Scotland and other parts of the UK
- Volunteers
- Not supplied
- Staff
- 80
- Postcode
- N1C 4BH
02 Purpose and work
What the charity exists to do
Charitable purposes
- the advancement of the arts, heritage, culture or science
Beneficiaries
- No specific group, or for the benefit of the community
- Other charities or voluntary bodies
Activities
- It makes grants, donations or gifts to organisations
- It carries out activities or services itself
Constitutional objectives
4. Purposes Art Fund exists for the following charitable purposes, for the public benefit and primarily in support of museums, galleries and visual arts organisations: 4.1 To promote art and culture, including (without limitation) by: (a) securing (or assisting others to secure) works of art, and objects of national and historical importance, for presentation or loan to public art collections for public exhibition on such terms as the Trustees consider appropriate. and (b) increasing public access to art and culture. 4.2 To advance education in art and culture. and 4.3 To support the effectiveness of charities that are museums, galleries and other visual arts organisations furthering the purposes set out in clauses 4.1 and 4.2.
03 Annual returns
Income and expenditure history
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | Staff | Return received |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £18,259,000 | £20,336,000 | 80 | 19 August 2026 |
| 31 December 2024 | £17,681,000 | £17,935,000 | 80 | 27 August 2025 |
| 31 December 2023 | £16,336,000 | £19,402,000 | 80 | 29 July 2024 |
| 31 December 2022 | £13,948,000 | £20,873,000 | 80 | 4 September 2023 |
| 31 December 2021 | £17,640,000 | £16,579,000 | 80 | 7 September 2022 |
Figures are those reported by the charity and supplied in the OSCR bulk download. Blank facts remain distinct from zero.
04 Contact record
Principal office or trustees address
- Address supplied to OSCR
- 2 Granary Square, King's Cross, London
- Website supplied to OSCR
- www.artfund.org
- Parent charity
- Not supplied
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05 Provenance
Source for this profile
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