The Governance RegisterEdition 2026 · Compiled 12th July 2026

Battersea Arts Centre

Registered charity 282857 Registered since 1981

Operates: Wandsworth

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Board DNA

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12
trustees on the board
4.9y median 4y
average tenure
9y
longest tenure
5
trustees past 6 years
11.3y
average years in governance
12 vs 0 portfolio
first-time trustees
12
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 12Education/training 12General Charitable Purposes 12

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 25Business services 4Hospitality 2
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Contact

Websitewww.bac.org.uk
Emailboxoffice@bac.org.uk
Phone020 7223 2223
AddressBattersea Arts Centre, Lavender Hill, London, SW11 5TN

Finances

£4,562,837 latest income

YearIncomeSpending
2021£5,792,937£4,684,941
2022£5,797,809£5,753,835
2023£4,733,739£6,559,507
2024£4,280,551£6,385,887
2025£4,562,837£5,693,383

What it does

What

General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesPeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides ServicesOther Charitable Activities

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE:1. TO ADVANCE AND PROMOTE EDUCATION OF THE ARTS AND HERITAGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC LOCALLY, NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY, BY ENCOURAGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE AREAS OF DRAMATIC ART, MUSIC AND EXHIBITIONS2. TO PRESERVE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BATTERSEA’S OLD TOWN HALL AS A BUILDING OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST,3. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN THE ARTS AND HERITAGE BY THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A MUSEUM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 19 JUN 1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 NOV 1981AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 19 JUL 1982AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 28 MAY 2004AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 22 JUL 2019

Trustees (12)

12trustees
51median age
0aged 70+

Linked company (Companies House)

Battersea Arts Centre · 01569115 · Active

PRI/LTD BY GUAR/NSC (Private, limited by guarantee, no share capital) · incorporated 19/06/1981

6 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

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