The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

The Contemporary ART Society

Registered charity 208178 Registered since 1962

Operates: Scotland, Northern Ireland

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Board DNA

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18
trustees on the board
6.4y median 6y
average tenure
14y
longest tenure
9
trustees past 6 years
11.8y
average years in governance
13 vs 1 portfolio
first-time trustees
15
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 18Education/training 18General Charitable Purposes 2Recreation 1The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 22Property 10Finance 7

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Contact

Websitewww.contemporaryartsociety.org
Emailinfo@contemporaryartsociety.org
Phone02070178400
AddressCONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY, 59 CENTRAL STREET, LONDON, EC1V 3AF

Finances

£2,109,196 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£1,561,199£1,484,697
2022£1,539,089£1,386,473
2023£1,764,456£1,692,940
2024£1,490,339£1,535,731
2025£2,109,196£1,901,564

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides ServicesProvides Advocacy/advice/informationActs As An Umbrella Or Resource BodyOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

OBJECTS ARE, FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT, TO PROMOTE AND ENCOURAGE THE EDUCATION IN, AND THE APPRECIATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND TO SECURE BY PURCHASE, GIFT, EXCHANGE, BEQUEST OR OTHERWISE CONTEMPORARY WORKS OF ART FOR PRESENTATION OR LOAN TO PUBLIC COLLECTIONS, MUSEUMS AND GALLERIES WHEREVER SITUATED

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION ADOPTED 7 APRIL 1931 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 JUNE 1962,1 JULY 1981, 7 SEPTEMBER 1994 AND 24 NOVEMBER 2008

Trustees (18)

18trustees
57median age
3aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Contemporary ART Society(the) · 00255486 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 07/04/1931

5 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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