Common questions about South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.
Is South London Fine Art Gallery and Library a good charity? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library scores 56 out of 100 (2 stars — Poor) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 78% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.
Is South London Fine Art Gallery and Library a legitimate charity? +
The register data used for this profile lists South London Fine Art Gallery and Library as a registered charity (charity number 312160). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=312160&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.
What is South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's charity number? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's charity number is 312160. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.
What is South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's charity rating? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library scores 56 out of 100 on CharityCompare (2 stars — Poor). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.
Does South London Fine Art Gallery and Library have reviews and complaints? +
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for South London Fine Art Gallery and Library. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (one red flag on this profile: insufficient trustee oversight). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How much of my donation reaches South London Fine Art Gallery and Library? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 78% of South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.
What are South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's overheads? +
Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 22% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 24% of expenditure (2023–2025, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at South London Fine Art Gallery and Library. South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.
How much income does South London Fine Art Gallery and Library receive? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library reported £2.3m total income in its 2025 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: stable.
Are South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's accounts up to date? +
Filing status: up to date (last filing 2026-01-13). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.
Where is South London Fine Art Gallery and Library based? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's registered contact address is in London (SE5 8UH). It tells the regulator it operates in Southwark, with a focus on arts & culture.
How much is South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's chief executive paid? +
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000, including 1 employee paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £100,001–£110,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's money come from? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library reported £2.3m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £1.1m (48%), charitable activities £913k (39%), trading and fundraising events £299k (13%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to South London Fine Art Gallery and Library? +
The register records South London Fine Art Gallery and Library as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's trustees paid? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was South London Fine Art Gallery and Library registered as a charity? +
South London Fine Art Gallery and Library was entered on the register on 9 May 1966.
How does CharityCompare score South London Fine Art Gallery and Library? +
We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.
How often is this page updated? +
This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and South London Fine Art Gallery and Library's most recent accounts cover 2025. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.