The Federation of British Artists (aka FBA)
6 financial years held, 2020 to 2025, years ending 31 December.
Income and expenditure
6 years · years end 31 DecemberiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Detailed income and expenditure are filed only by charities with income over £500,000, so some years show the totals only.
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| Financial year | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | ||||||
| Total income | £1.13m | £1.38m | £1.34m | £1.62m | £1.64m | £1.86m |
| Total expenditure | £1.47m | £1.47m | £1.59m | £1.52m | £1.69m | £1.83m |
| Government income | ||||||
| Government contracts | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Government grants | Not reported | £126.04k | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Income by source | ||||||
| Donations and legacies | Not reported | £4.61k | £2.98k | £32.39k | £32.08k | £14.23k |
| Legaciespart of donations and legacies | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1.00k | £0 |
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £1.22m | £1.28m | £1.54m | £1.53m | £1.78m |
| Other trading activities | Not reported | £5.00k | £6.00k | £5.00k | £54.31k | £5.00k |
| Investments | Not reported | £41 | £253 | £4.99k | £20.78k | £18.83k |
| Endowments | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other income | Not reported | £152.46k | £45.91k | £37.00k | £4.00k | £41.02k |
| Expenditure by type | ||||||
| Charitable activities | Not reported | £1.47m | £1.59m | £1.52m | £1.68m | £1.82m |
| Raising funds | Not reported | £4.82k | £4.81k | £4.54k | £4.64k | £5.04k |
| Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Governance | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £56.71k |
| Investment management | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other expenditure | Not reported | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Definitions
- Total income
- Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
- Total expenditure
- Everything the charity spent in the year.
- Government contracts
- Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
- Government grants
- Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
- Donations and legacies
- Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
- Legacies
- Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
- Charitable activities (income)
- Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
- Other trading activities
- Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
- Investments
- Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
- Endowments
- New endowment funds received in the year.
- Charitable activities (expenditure)
- Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
- Raising funds
- The cost of fundraising and trading.
- Grants to institutions
- Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
- Governance
- The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
- Investment management
- The cost of managing the charity's investments.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0. The register shows a rolling five years, so years it no longer shows come from older copies we hold: 2020 from a January 2026 copy of the register data.
Assets and liabilities
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Own use assets | £421.33k | £376.18k | £402.00k | £380.83k | £346.50k |
| Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Other assets | £667.47k | £629.35k | £810.13k | £966.22k | £905.78k |
| Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total liabilities | £296.39k | £463.75k | £574.87k | £752.63k | £624.03k |
| Net assetsassets minus liabilities | £792.41k | £541.78k | £637.26k | £594.42k | £628.24k |
Definitions
- Own use assets
- Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
- Long-term investments
- Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
- Other assets
- Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
- Defined benefit pension scheme
- The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
- Total liabilities
- What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
- Net assets
- Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Funds and reserves
5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted funds | £265.67k | £140.19k | £626.85k | £584.01k | £211.33k |
| Restricted funds | £526.74k | £401.59k | £10.41k | £10.41k | £416.91k |
| Endowment funds | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Total funds | £792.41k | £541.78k | £637.26k | £594.42k | £628.24k |
| Reservesas declared by the charity | £265.67k | £140.19k | £204.86k | £163.19k | £211.33k |
| Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts | £667.47k | £629.35k | £810.13k | £966.22k | £905.78k |
Definitions
- Unrestricted funds
- Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
- Restricted funds
- Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
- Endowment funds
- Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
- Total funds
- All funds together. Equal to net assets.
- Reserves
- The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
- Assets besides buildings
- Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Accounts and annual returns
Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.Reporting up to date
Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.
The Charity Commission register said “Charity reporting is up to date (on time)” when we last checked, on 30 October 2026.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | 25 August 2026 | 25 August 2026 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDFAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | 11 August 2025 | 11 August 2025 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDFAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | 10 October 2024 | 10 October 2024 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDFAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 2 October 2023 | 2 October 2023 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDFAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | 29 September 2022 | 29 September 2022 | On time | Accounts (opens in a new tab)Charity Commission, PDFAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
Accounts filed at Companies House
Company 00683275 has made 41 accounts filings since 1987. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 28 July 2026 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)47 pages |
| 31 December 2024 | 1 August 2025 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)47 pages |
| 31 December 2023 | 13 October 2024 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 December 2022 | 29 August 2023 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 December 2021 | 14 September 2022 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)41 pages |
| 31 December 2020 | 5 October 2021 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 December 2019 | 16 September 2020 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)38 pages |
| 31 December 2018 | 13 August 2019 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)47 pages |
| 31 December 2017 | 31 July 2018 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)48 pages |
| 31 December 2016 | 12 September 2017 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)50 pages |
| 31 December 2015 | 7 September 2016 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)54 pages |
| 31 December 2014 | 21 August 2015 | Total exemption small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)45 pages |
| 31 December 2013 | 21 August 2014 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)53 pages |
| 31 December 2012 | 13 August 2013 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)44 pages |
| 31 December 2011 | 21 September 2012 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)45 pages |
| 31 December 2010 | 9 August 2011 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)45 pages |
| 31 December 2009 | 6 August 2010 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)42 pages |
| 31 December 2008 | 8 August 2009 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)37 pages |
| 31 December 2007 | 24 September 2008 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 December 2006 | 15 August 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 December 2005 | 30 October 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 2004 | 30 September 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 2003 | 19 October 2004 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 December 2002 | 24 September 2003 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 December 2001 | 9 October 2002 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 December 2000 | 11 September 2001 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 1999 | 19 October 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 December 1998 | 23 September 1999 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 December 1997 | 8 September 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 1997 | 14 January 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 1996 | 19 January 1997 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 March 1995 | 22 February 1996 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)16 pages |
| 31 March 1994 | 10 January 1995 | Small accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1993 | 5 February 1994 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1992 | 12 January 1993 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)11 pages |
| 31 March 1991 | 15 January 1992 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1990 | 24 January 1991 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1989 | 27 November 1989 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1988 | 18 November 1988 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1987 | 15 February 1988 | Full accounts | Not online |
| 31 March 1986 | 3 February 1987 | Full accounts | Not online |
Definitions
- Annual return
- The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
- Accounts
- The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
- On time
- Received on or before the due date.
- Late
- Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
- Overdue
- Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
- Qualified accounts
- The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 3 November 2026.