CHISENHALE GALLERY
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Executive summary
Chisenhale Gallery holds a distinctive position as an artist-founded commissioning institution with authentic cultural credibility and a diverse international board, yet faces an unsustainable financial trajectory with net assets declining 33% over two years. The organization must urgently diversify revenue beyond traditional grant dependency—leveraging digital expansion, social enterprise models, and international partnerships—while addressing governance complexity that may impede the decisive action required to restore financial resilience. Without strategic intervention, the gallery's reserves risk depletion within a three-to-four year horizon, threatening both its artistic mission and institutional continuity.
Shareholders' funds
£119,911
Balance sheet as at 2016-03-31
Overview
- Company type
- PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption)
- Incorporated
- 1993-09-09
- Registered office
- 64 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ
- Postcode
- E3 5QZ
- Accounts category
- Total Exemption Full
Accounts
- Last made up to
- 2026-03-31
- Next due by
- 2027-12-31
- Financial year end
- 31 March
Confirmation statement
- Last statement dated
- 2025-10-06
- Next due by
- 2026-10-20
Nature of business (SIC)
- 91020 Museums activities
Officers 12 current · 62 resigned
Registered charity
CHISENHALE GALLERY — charity number 1026175
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Licensed visa sponsor
Licensed by the Home Office to sponsor worker visas: Creative Worker (Temporary Worker (A rating)), Skilled Worker (Worker (A rating)).
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Data protection registration
Registered with the ICO as a data protection fee payer — Z2028904 (Tier 1), registered since 2010.
Information Commissioner's Office register of fee payers, licensed under the Open Government Licence.
Contact details
- Website
- chisenhale.org.uk
- Phone
- 02089814518
Chisenhale Gallery was founded by artists. We commission and produce contemporary art, publish books and online material, and actively engage in social projects.
Previous registered addresses 1
| Address | Changed on |
|---|---|
| 64-84 CHISENHALE ROAD, LONDON, E3 5QZ | 1996-11-18 |
Among its peers
Top 25%
by shareholders' funds, of 9 similar companies in E
3rd oldest of its local peers, trading since 1993.
Competitors London
This company ranks 1 among museums activities in London.
The class of 1993
49%
of the 25,071 companies incorporated in 1993 are still active today; 48% have since been dissolved.
A fact about the year, not a forecast for this company.
Property in England & Wales 1 title
- Leasehold
- 1
- Most recent registration
- 2009-06-02
- Where
- Greater London
| Title number | County | Tenure | Registered | Price paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGL555541 | Greater London | Leasehold | 2009-06-02 | — |
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