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198 Contemporary Arts and Learning LTD
198 Contemporary Arts and Learning LTD is a registered charity (number 801614) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Ajamu Ikwe-Tyehimba since 2019. Latest income £366k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 5 trustees
- Income £366k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Where
- Lambeth
- Website
- www.198.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning Limited
- Registered
- 1989
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£366k£379k
- 2024£383k£358k
- 2023£347k£307k
Earlier years
- 2022£483k£313k
- 2021£815k£268k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 66%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
4.1 TO PROMOTE AND PROVIDE AN ARTS EXHIBITION CENTRE AND COMMUNITY CENTRE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH, THE INHABITANTS OF LONDON GENERALLY AND BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AUDIENCES, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX OR OF POLITICAL RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE ARTS EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS;4.2 TO PROMOTE THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO THE ARTS AND PARTICULARLY WITH YOUNG PEOPLE4.3 THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.
Grants received
34 grants · £1,699,368 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £726,255 (12 grants)
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £356,521 (4 grants)
- Walcot Foundation · £201,670 (6 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £137,875 (2 grants)
- Comic Relief · £98,628 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
5 trustees on the board
- Ajamu Ikwe-Tyehimba Chair since 2019
- Amberlee Green since 2025
- Hassan Aliyu Dr since 2025
- Isaac Pye since 2026
- Samuel Harman since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Ajamu Ikwe-Tyehimba Chair since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Ajamu Ikwe-Tyehimba Chair since 2019
- Amberlee Green since 2025
- Hassan Aliyu Dr since 2025
- Isaac Pye since 2026
- Samuel Harman since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 801614
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 6 APRIL 1989 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 14 JULY 1999 AND 17 AUGUST 2007.AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 08/09/2015
- Companies House
- Company number 02369267 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02079788309 · info@198.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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