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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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Who leads it

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 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £19,1322025-08-28
  • The National Lottery Heritage Fund £193,8212025-05-07
  • Power to Change Trust £10,0002022-12-12
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £9,1002022-12-02
  • Walcot Foundation £5,0002022-11-18
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

2y median 1y
average tenure
7y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

5.1y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (5)

3
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 5Education/training 5

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Education 3Construction 1

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.

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Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours

Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£366k latest income

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
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