GILBERT TRUST FOR THE ARTS

1. GILBERT TRUST FOR THE ARTS 1996-06-03 → present
2. CHARIS (50) LIMITED 1995-11-17 → 1996-06-03

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. About these numbers

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Accounting basis

FRS 102 §1A

Reporting scope

Standalone (parent only)

Abridged

Yes — abridged accounts (limited disclosure)

Auditor

Saffery LLP

Audit opinion

Unqualified (clean)

Going concern

Affirmed

“In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees' use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.”

Significant events

• “In the year to 31 March 2025, the Gilbert Trust for the Arts made a grant to the V&A of £249,000 to fund the activities conducted by the V&A on behalf of the Gilbert Trust Board of Trustees, and a further grant of £350,000 was paid to the V&A towards the refurbishment of the Gilbert Galleries.”
• “The redevelopment of the Gilbert Galleries has been the focus of the curatorial team's efforts. Construction work commenced February 2025 with the new galleries scheduled to open in March 2026.”
• “On 20 November 2024, a robbery occurred at the Musée Cognacq-Jay, Paris during which seven gold boxes were stolen. Those included three boxes from the Gilbert Collection, owned by the Gilbert Public Arts Foundation.”
• “In March 2025, The Gilbert Trust received a $1.1m donation from The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation towards the purchase of a rare stone mosaic panel.”
• “26 items within the collection were revalued in the year, reducing the value of Heritage Assets held by the Gilbert Trust by £88,000.”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

Filings

4

last 12 months

Capital events

0

last 24 months

Officers appointed

0

last 12 months

Officers resigned

1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

• Turnover

  +435.4%

  £213,284 → £1,141,912

• Cash

  +277.1%

  £228,950 → £863,425

• Net assets

  +1%

  £53,460,411 → £53,974,034

• Employees

  —

  Not reported

• Operating profit

  +268.8%

  -£284,125 → £479,510

• Profit before tax

  +25.3%

  £480,018 → £601,623

Each % is (latest − prior) ÷ |prior| for the line item as filed. The comparison is only shown when the latest and prior accounts cover broadly equal-length periods — short or long stubs (typical around incorporation or a year-end change) are suppressed rather than misrepresented. Lines a company doesn't report are omitted. About these numbers