BEN URI GALLERY AND MUSEUM LIMITED

Charity number: 280389
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Ben Uri is a global research led academic institution. It is unique in the UK Museum sector being digitally led supporting its physical presence. Its principal focus is recording the Jewish, the Refugee and the wide Immigrant contribution to British visual culture since 1900. Benuri.org plays an important educational role in social integration. It tours its collection and exhibitions widely.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income:
£1,036,561

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Donations and legacies £983.57k
Charitable activities £0
Other trading activities £34.91k
Investments £18.09k
Other £0

Total expenditure:
£285,972

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Raising funds £10.59k
Charitable activities £275.38k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £10.59k
Charitable expenditure £275.38k
Retained for future use £750.59k

People

1 Employee(s)

6 Trustee(s)

15 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout London
  • France
  • Germany
  • Northern Ireland
  • Scotland
  • United States

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 October 2019: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BEN URI ART SOCIETY LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
01488690 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Robert Wisniowski Trustee 07 February 2023
THE RELIEF SOCIETY FOR POLES TRUST
Received: On time
THE POLONIA AID FOUNDATION TRUST
Received: On time
THE POSK FOUNDATION
Received: On time
ST MICHAEL MISSION TRUST
Received: On time
Andrea Cavone Trustee 17 February 2022
None on record
Adam Michael Denning Trustee 17 February 2022
None on record
Joanna Mludzinska Trustee 17 February 2022
THE POLISH AIR FORCE MEMORIAL COMMITTEE
Received: On time
THE HOUNSLOW ARTS TRUST LTD
Received: On time
Andrew Clyne Trustee 12 January 2022
None on record
DAVID JEREMY GLASSER Trustee 03 November 1997
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £107.79k £228.29k £218.14k £163.59k £1.04m
Total expenditure £248.16k £250.25k £264.97k £256.97k £285.97k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income - Donations and legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £983.57k
Income - Other trading activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £34.91k
Income - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Endowments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Investment N/A N/A N/A N/A £18.09k
Income - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Income - Legacies N/A N/A N/A N/A £775.37k
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A N/A N/A N/A £275.38k
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A N/A N/A N/A £10.59k
Expenditure - Governance N/A N/A N/A N/A £7.34k
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Investment management N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Expenditure - Other N/A N/A N/A N/A £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Own use assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £9.73m
Long-term investments N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Other assets N/A N/A N/A N/A £1.19m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability N/A N/A N/A N/A £0
Total liabilities N/A N/A N/A N/A £69.30k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 26 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 28 March 2025 56 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 28 March 2025 56 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 10 September 2024 223 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 10 September 2024 223 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 May 2023 109 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 May 2023 109 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 01/04/1980 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 16/07/2014

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC (BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD) IN THE ART, LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, MUSIC, HISTORY, RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY AND CULTURE OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE WHERESOEVER SITUATE AND OF OTHER COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE IMMIGRATED INTO THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IN PARTICULAR (BUT WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING) TO PROMOTE A GREATER AND WIDER PUBLIC ACCESS (BOTH IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD) TO, AND APPRECIATION OF, THE FINE ARTS OF PAINTING, DRAMA, LITERATURE AND MUSIC WHETHER THROUGH PUBLIC EXHIBITIONS AND PERFORMANCES OR OTHERWISE

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

NOT DEFINED

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 280389-1 BEN URI PRE-EMINENT COLLECTION
Governing document
DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 31/08/2019
Charitable objects
Area of benefit
Registration history
  • 31 October 2019 : Standard registration

Contact information

Address:
BEN URI
108A BOUNDARY ROAD
LONDON
NW8 0RH
Phone:
02076043991
Email:
davidg@benuri.org
Website:

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