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2024-03-31-accounts

THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST

ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

Charity Number: 299509

CONTENTS

Pages
Legal and administrative information 1
Trustees' Annual Report 2 - 5
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 6
Independent Auditor's Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 10
Balance Sheet 11
Statement of Cash Flows 12
Notes to the Financial Statements 13 - 21

Legal and administrative information

The National Gallery Trust was established by a declaration of trust dated 27 April 1988. It was a registered charity from 1988 until 1992 when it became exempt from registration with the Charity Commission under the Charities Act 1992. In 1996 it was re-registered with the Charity Commission (Charity No. 299509).

Address: The National Gallery
Trafalgar Square
London
WC2N 5DN
Trustees: The names of the Trustees who served during the year and since the
year end are given below.
John Nelson (Chairman)*
John Booth
Isabel Emo Capodilista*
Charles Sebag-Montefiore
Nicholas Ritblat*
Andrew Ross*
Caroline Thomson
* Members of the Investment Committee
Secretary Victoria Hayes
Coutts & Co
Bankers: 440 Strand
London
WC2R 0QS
Price Bailey LLP - Statutory Auditor
Auditor: 24 Old Bond Street
London
W1S 4AP
Partners Capital, LLP. Brown Advisory
Investment
Advisors: 5th Floor, 5 Young Street 18 Hannover Square
London London
W8 5EH W1S 1JY
Farrer & Co LLP
Lawyers: 66 Lincoln's Inn Fields
London
WC2A 3LH

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Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2024

Structure, governance, and management

The National Gallery Trust (the Trust) is governed by a Board of Trustees, which meets at least twice a year, with additional sub-committee meetings as and when required. Under a service agreement, administration of the Trust is undertaken by staff of the National Gallery. The Trust does not directly employ any staff thus there are no employees considered to be Key Management Personnel. Trustees are not remunerated.

Power to appoint new Trustees is exercisable by surviving or continuing Trustees. Trustees are normally appointed for a period of four years with the possibility of renewal and are chosen for their skills and experience. They are fully briefed by the Chairman and Secretary on the objectives of the Trust and their role as Trustees.

The Trustees have established an Investment Committee to consider and monitor the Trust's investment policy and to oversee the appointment and performance of the Trust's fund managers. The Committee has appointed Partners Capital, LLP and Brown Advisory to manage the investment portfolio.

Risk Management

The Trustees regularly review the risks faced by the Trust as part of their review of activities. This review includes a discussion of the level of reserves and the form in which they are held, and of possible future demands on those reserves. In mitigation of the risk that reserves may run too low to meet future needs, at each Board meeting the Trustees review a report on funds that details the balances remaining on both restricted and unrestricted reserves, and the Board will consider any grant applications received in light of these balances. The report on funds includes income forecasts for all income streams.

Risks around investment performance are considered in detail by the Board's Investment Committee, whose work is discussed in detail under the Investment policy on page 4. Other risks relate to the Trust's compliance with charity, legal, taxation and accounting requirements, but this is mitigated through the appointment of the National Gallery to handle administration of the Trust. The Trustees are satisfied that systems are in place to identify and manage risks to which the Trust may be exposed.

Going Concern

Having scrutinised forecasts in light of investment performance and levels of reserves held, Trustees are satisfied that the Trust will be able to meet its financial commitments as they fall due in the period of twelve months following the date of approval of these financial statements. The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis.

Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the accounts and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102).

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Charitable objects for the benefit of the public

The National Gallery Trust is a charitable trust whose objects are the advancement of education and the charitable objects of the National Gallery. The Trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

The Trust undertakes the majority of its fundraising activity through the National Gallery Development team, for which the Trust is charged a proportion of costs incurred. The Trust aims to achieve its objects by raising money, through trusts and foundations, corporate and individual giving, and by making donations and grants for the advancement of education and in support of the National Gallery's charitable objectives.

Achievements and performance

Activities and results of the Trust

The income of the Trust as detailed in the Statement of Financial Activities on page 10 was £7.9 million (2023: £6.3 million).

As shown in the restricted and unrestricted funds columns of the Statement of Financial Activities, £5.3 million (2023: £3.3 million) of income was for specified purposes and a further £2.6 million (2023: £3.0 million) was raised with no restrictions. Within the £4.7 million is a grant from the NGT Foundation for £1.5 million (2023: £1.65 million). The Trust continues to depend on the generosity of individuals, trusts and foundations for its donation income. The Board sets out expectations for income from all sources, including from the patron scheme, when approving the financial budget at each Board meeting.

The Trust made grants to the National Gallery group amounting to £18.9 million (2023: £3.3 million). The grants paid out of restricted funds were to support the NG200 capital project (£12.0 million), other building works (£0.3 million), exhibitions and educational activities (£0.7 million), the curatorial department (£0.5 million) as well as other activities that totalled £4.4m. Grants of £1.0 million (2023: £0.9 million) were paid out of unrestricted funds. The payment of these grants fulfilled the Trust's charitable objectives of the advancement of education and the charitable objects of the National Gallery.

As at 31 March 2024, reserves totalled £111.7m (2023: £112.6m). This was split between unrestricted reserves of £55.2m (2023: £49.1m) and restricted reserves of £56.4m (2023: £63.5m).

Plans for future periods

The Trust plans to continue to generate resources sufficient to respond appropriately to grant applications and to make grants in furtherance of the Trust's charitable objectives. Trustees will place specific focus on ensuring that the Trust's investment portfolio is managed in a way that responds as effectively as possible to the risks created by the uncertain investment environment, as well as any larger than usual grant requests made by the National Gallery in support of projects celebrating the Gallery’s bicentenary in 2024 and beyond.

Policies

Grant-making policy

Grants are made only with the agreement of the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees considers applications from the National Gallery and other bodies for grants and makes such grants as seem

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best calculated to advance education and the charitable purposes of the National Gallery, ensuring always that the requests and stipulations of donors are strictly met.

Reserves policy

The Trustees review the level of funds at each board meeting, together with known and likely future demands on those funds. It is the Trust's policy to continue to build up reserves until they can be expended in furtherance of the charitable objects. The Trustees manage the Trust’s reserves so as to achieve the maximum rate of return consistent with the normal level of prudence which should govern the management of charitable funds and with the need to maintain sufficient liquidity to meet grant applications likely to be received.

Unrestricted free reserves total £55.2 million (2023: £49.1 million). The Trustees consider this level of unrestricted reserves to be sufficient to meet future funding obligations and to continue to make grants in furtherance of the Trust's charitable objects. The National Gallery occasionally approaches the Trust when there is an opportunity to acquire a new painting. Such acquisitions are normally high in value and opportunities can arise at any time.

Investment policy

The investment objectives of the National Gallery Trust are to maximise long-term total return while maintaining adequate levels of liquidity to meet the requirements of the reserves policy. The Trustees recognise that risk is part of the investment process and seek to control risk to a level that is consistent with the investment objective as far as possible through asset allocation and diversification.

Trustees place specific focus on ensuring that the trust’s investment portfolio is managed responsibly and cognisant of the need to uphold the reputation of the National Gallery. Trustees believe that the incorporation of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors into the investment strategy and process is integral to delivering sustainable outcomes, managing risk and delivering robust longterm investment returns. The policy provides guidelines given to the investment manager requiring them to incorporate ESG in all aspects of their investment analysis and decision-making process. Trustees support active ownership through direct engagement with management and voting when deemed appropriate, and expect the investment manager to review the engagement policies of underlying third-party funds and where relevant require the investment manager to report on any ESG engagements undertaken by third-party managers as evidence of active ownership.

The majority of funds are placed with a discretionary manager, Partners Capital LLP. The investment portfolio’s performance will be evaluated against long-term and short-term benchmarks. In the long term, over a rolling 5-year period, it will be assessed against the target real rate of return. In the short term it will be assessed against indices appropriate to the various asset classes in which it is invested. During the year Trustees elected to allocate a portion of the liquid element of the investment portfolio to Brown Advisory with the aim of achieving a long term pre-tax real rate of return of 4% in excess of the rate of UK inflation.

The remaining funds are invested in cash deposits earning the best possible rate of return consistent with the liquidity requirements described under the reserves policy. The Trustees have agreed for the time being that at least £5 million should always be held on cash deposit. As at 31 March 2024, £4.6m was held in cash. Trustees were comfortable with being slightly below the £5m target as at year end on the basis of short term cashflow forecasts indicating a return to above the target in April 24.

At 31 March 2024 the value of the investments in the Partners Capital funds was £81 million, 72% of reserves then available (2023: £97.8m, 88% of reserves available). The value of investments in the Brown Advisory funds was £28.4 million, 25% of reserves then available (2023: nil).

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Fundraising policy

The Trust understands its duty to protect the public, including vulnerable people, from unreasonably intrusive or persistent fundraising approaches, and undue pressure to donate but does not currently fundraise from the public or use any internal fundraisers or external fundraising agencies for either telephone or face to face campaigns.

The Trust is registered with the Fundraising Regulator which has set standards of best practice in fundraising. In the year to 31 March 2024 there have been no failures to comply with the fundraising schemes and standards that the Gallery has committed to (2023: nil). During this period, we received no formal complaints relating to our fundraising activities (2023: nil).

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Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice), including FRS102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland".

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under company law the Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to::

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The Trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the charity's website. Legislation in the UK governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on 15 October 2024

and signed on its behalf by

John Nelson – Chairman

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Independent Auditor’s Report to the Trustees of the National Gallery Trust

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of The National Gallery Trust (the ‘charity’) for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet and Cashflow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charity in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other information

The other information comprises the information included in the trustees annual report, other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

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Matters on which we are required to report by exception

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 require us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement [set out on page 6], the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charity or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

We have been appointed as auditor under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 and report in accordance with regulations made under section 154 of that Act.

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below:

We gained an understanding of the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the Charity and the sector in which it operates and considered the risk of the Charity not complying with the applicable laws and regulations including fraud in particular those that could have a material impact on the financial statements. This included those regulations directly related to the financial statements, including financial reporting, and tax legislation. In relation to the operations of the Charity this included compliance with the Charities Act 2011 and SORP 2019.

The risks were discussed with the audit team and we remained alert to any indications of noncompliance throughout the audit. We carried out specific procedures to address the risks identified. These included the following:

Reviewing minutes of Board meetings, reviewing any correspondence with the Charity Commission, agreeing the financial statement disclosures to underlying supporting documentation, and made enquiries of management and officers of the Charity. We have also reviewed the procedures in place for the reporting of any incidents to the Board of Trustees including serious incident reporting of these matters as necessary with the Charity Commission.

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Management override: To address the risk of management override of controls, we carried out testing of journal entries and other adjustments for appropriateness. We reviewed systems and procedures to identify potential areas of management override risk.

We also assessed management bias in relation to the accounting policies adopted and in determining significant accounting estimates.

Because of the inherent limitations of an audit, there is a risk that we will not detect all irregularities, including those leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or non-compliance with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, as we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliance. The risk is also greater regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves intentional concealment, forgery, collusion, omission or misrepresentation.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the FRC's website at: https://www.frc.org.uk/auditors/audit-assurance/auditor-s-responsibilities-for-the-audit-of-thefi/description-of-the-auditor%E2%80%99s-responsibilities-for.This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charity’s trustees, as a body, in accordance with Part 4 of the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity’s trustees those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity’s trustees as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Price Bailey LLP

Chartered Accountants

3rd Floor, 24 Old Bond Street

Mayfair

London WS1 4AP

Price Bailey LLP is eligible to act as an auditor in terms of section 1212 of the Companies Act 2006.

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST

Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 March 2024

Note
Income from:
Donations and legacies
2
Investments:
Bank Interest income
2
Investments dividends income
2
Investments interest income
2
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
3
Charitable activities
3
Total expenditure
Net income before unrealised gains and losses
Net gains/ (losses) on investments
7 & 8
Foreign exchange gains/(losses) on forward
contracts
4
Net income being net movement in funds
Transfers between funds
7 & 8
Net movement in funds
Total funds at 1 April
Total funds at 31 March		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total funds
Total funds
funds
funds
2024
2023
£
£
£
£
1,983,230
4,662,420
6,645,650
5,043,089
83,232
85,046
168,278
65,048
523,530
534,944
1,058,474
1,152,921
27,330
27,926
55,256
-
634,092
647,916
1,282,008
1,217,969
2,617,322
5,310,336
7,927,658
6,261,058
(844,139)
-
(844,139)
(752,170)
(1,043,819)
(17,872,660)
(18,916,479)
(3,290,167)
(1,887,958)
(17,872,660)
(19,760,618)
(4,042,337)
729,364
(12,562,324)
(11,832,960)
2,218,721
5,272,379
5,387,331
10,659,710
(2,591,021)
140,808
143,877
284,685
(2,279,050)
6,142,551
(7,031,116)
(888,565)
(2,651,350)
(18)
18
-
-
6,142,533
(7,031,098)
(888,565)
(2,651,350)
49,102,943
63,481,059
112,584,002
115,235,352
55,245,476
56,449,961
111,695,437
112,584,002

All of the above results derive from continuing activities.

For full details of the prior year comparatives please see note 11.

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST

Balance Sheet As at 31 March 2024

Note
Fixed assets
Investments
4
Current assets
Debtors
5
Investments
4
Cash at bank and in hand
Liabilities
Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year
6
Net current assets
Total net assets
Funds:
Unrestricted funds
7
Restricted funds
8
Total funds		 £
£
109,405,920
4,726,791
1,835
4,586,305
9,314,931
(7,025,414)
2,289,517
111,695,437
55,245,476
56,449,961
111,695,437
2024		 £
£

97,765,401
3,806,433
1,768
14,120,657
17,928,858
(3,110,257)

14,818,601

112,584,002

49,102,943

63,481,059

112,584,002
2023

Approved and authorised for issue by the Board of Trustees on 15 October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

John Nelson - Chairman

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST

Statement of Cash Flows

For the year ended 31 March 2024

2024 2024 2023 2023
Note £ £ £ £
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities (i) (6,379,281) (7,104,659)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Dividends and interest 2 1,282,008 1,217,969
Proceeds from sale of investments 4 42,401,399 34,410,371
Purchase of investments 4 (46,838,411) (30,812,500)
Net cash used in investing activities (3,155,004) 4,815,840
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period (9,534,285) (2,288,819)
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 14,122,425 16,411,244
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period (ii) 4,588,140 14,122,425
Notes to the Statement of Cash Flows
(i) Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow from operating
activities 2024 2023
Net (expenditure)/income for the reporting period (as per SoFA) £
(888,565)		 £
(2,651,350)
Losses/(Gains) on investments 4 (10,640,038) 2,591,021
Foreign exchange (gains)/losses on forward contracts 4 (284,685) 2,279,050
Dividends, interest and rents from investments 3 (1,282,008) (1,217,969)
Movement in investment cash 4 3,721,217 (4,432,492)
Decrease/ (increase) in debtors 5 (920,358) (1,056,257)
(Decrease)/ increase in creditors and provisions 6 3,915,156 (2,616,662)
Net cash (used)/provided by operating activities (6,379,281) (7,104,659)
(ii) Analysis of cash and cash equivalents 2024 2023
Cash held with commercial banks £
4,586,305		 £
14,120,657
Deposit account (90-day notice) 1,835 1,768
Cash held with commercial banks 4,588,140 14,122,425
(iii) Analysis of changes in net debt
As at 1 April As at 31
2023 Cash flows March 2024
£ £ £
Cash 14,122,425 (9,534,285) 4,588,140

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024

1. Accounting Policies

a) Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011 and UK Generally Accepted Practice as it applies from 1 January 2019.

The financial statements have been prepared to give a ‘true and fair’ view and have departed from the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 only to the extent required to provide a ‘true and fair view’. This departure has involved following Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) effective from 1 January 2019 rather than the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice effective from 1 April 2005 which has since been withdrawn.

The functional and presentational currency is pounds sterling and rounding is to the nearest pound. The Trust is a public benefit entity.

b) Going concern

The financial statements have been prepared on the going concern basis, which the Trustees consider to be appropriate in the context of the Trust's ability to meet its obligations as they fall due in the period of twelve months following the date of approval of these financial statements.

c) Income

All income is recognised in full in the Statement of Financial Activities when the Trust is legally entitled to the income, when receipt is probable and when the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.

Donations are accounted for in the year of receipt. Legacies are included when the legacy has been received or before receipt if there is sufficient evidence to provide the necessary certainty that the legacy will be received.

Investment income is accounted for on an accruals basis and allocated on the basis of fund balances.

d) Expenditure

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category, including an apportionment of overhead and support costs. Support and governance costs incurred by the trading subsidiary are allocated to commercial trading activities, while those incurred in the day-to-day running of the Trust are allocated based on the direct expenditure of the activity. These costs are viewed as expenses of the Trust's unrestricted activities, as are the investment management costs incurred by the Trust. Grants payable are recognised when the grant is communicated to the recipient. Governance costs are the costs associated with the governance arrangements of the Trust which relate to the general running of the charity. These costs include the costs of statutory audit, legal advice for trustees and costs associated with constitutional and statutory requirements.

e) Investments

Investments are stated at fair value at the balance sheet date. The SoFA includes the net gains and losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.

Unlisted Investments are valued with reference to the most recent valuations provided by the fund managers, all of which were as at year end.The Trust does not believe that there is any evidence of any material reduction in these valuations subsequent to the balance sheet date. These unquoted securities are stated at investment managers’ declared net assets values.

f) Debtors

The measurement of debtors is based on the anticipated recoverable value of cash or services owed to the group at the end of the year.

g) Current Asset Investments

Current asset investments comprise deposits held for investment purposes with a notice period of thirty days or more.

h) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

i) Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

j) Taxation

The National Gallery Trust is a registered charity and is therefore potentially exempt from taxation of its income and gains to the extent that they fall within Part 10 of the Income tax Act 2007 and section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992.

k) Foreign currencies

Transactions denominated in foreign currencies are translated into sterling at the rate of exchange ruling at the date of the transaction. Assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the rate of exchange ruling at the year end. All exchange differences are included in the SoFA.

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY TRUST

Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

1. Accounting Policies (continued)

l) Unrestricted funds

General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the objectives of the Trust and which have not been designated for other purposes.

m) Restricted funds

Restricted funds are those which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by the donors. The purpose for which restricted funds are held is analysed in the notes to the accounts (see note 8).

n) Hedging

Simple forward currency contracts are used within the investment portfolios to minimise the effect of currency fluctuations.

These are classified as Held for Trading and are accounted for in accordance with IAS39 as permitted by FRS102, and are valued according to market prices for matching contracts at the balance sheet date.

o) Financial Instruments

Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognised when the Trust becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. All financial assets and liabilities are initially measured at transaction price (including transaction costs), unless the arrangement constitutes a financing transaction. If an arrangement constitutes a finance transaction, the financial asset or financial liability is measured at the present value of the future payments discounted at a market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument.

The Trust only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their fair value as at the balance sheet date. All financial instruments of the charity are measured at cost with the exception of investments in the charity’s portfolio, which are measured at fair value as at the balance sheet date using the closing market value. The value of investments as well as their original cost is stated in note 4. Financial assets include investments in the portfolio, the bank balances, trade debtors, accrued income and other debtors but exclude prepayments and taxation. Financial liabilities include trade creditors, other creditors, accruals and deferred income but exclude social security and other taxes due.

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Cash at bank and cash in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account. Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

Other financial instruments are used as part of the Trust's portfolio management and risk management strategy. The Trust's use of other financial instruments during the year ended 31 March 2024 comprised forward dated contracts for the purchase and sale of foreign currencies ("forward FX contracts") which are both initially recognised and subsequently measured at their fair value in the balance sheet with gains and losses recognised in the statement of financial activities.

p) Critical accounting judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty

In the application of the charity's accounting policies, which are described in note 1, the Trustees are required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period, or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The Trustees do not consider there are any critical judgements or sources of estimation uncertainty requiring disclosure beyond the accounting policies listed above.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

2. Income

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Legacies
Investments:
Bank Interest income
Investments dividends income
Investments interest income
Total income
Income from:
Donations and legacies
Donations
Legacies
Investments:
Bank Interest income
Investments dividends income
Total income		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
1,370,367
4,662,420
6,032,787
612,863
-
612,863
1,983,230
4,662,420
6,645,650
83,232
85,046
168,278
523,530
534,944
1,058,474
27,330
27,926
55,256
634,092
647,916
1,282,008
2,617,322
5,310,336
7,927,658
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
funds
funds
funds
£
£
£
1,113,079
2,568,262
3,681,341
1,361,748
-
1,361,748
2,474,827
2,568,262
5,043,089
28,372
36,676
65,048
502,877
650,044
1,152,921
531,249
686,720
1,217,969
3,006,076
3,254,982
6,261,058
2024
2023

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

3. Expenditure

Raising funds
Investment management fees
Charitable activities
Grants to The National Gallery
Other grants made
Raising funds
Investment management fees
Charitable activities
Grants to The National Gallery
Grants to The National Gallery Global
Grants to the National Gallery from restricted funds:
Grants for Curatorial posts
Grants towards the exhibition programme
Grants for Education activities
Grants for Conservation posts
Grants for building works
Grant to the Research Centre
Grants towards picture purchases
Grant towards NG200
Grant for National Gallery purposes
Other grants made from restricted funds:
Grants to The Triumph of Art partners
Grants to the National Gallery from unrestricted funds:
Grants for building and exhibition insurances
GBG income to support general Gallery operations
Other grants made from unrestricted funds:
Grants to Art UK
Breakdown of support costs:
Accounting and administration services
Professional and legal advice
Fees payable to the charity's auditor
Other		 Direct
Costs
£
432,966
409,396
842,362
18,554,660
322,000
18,876,660
19,719,022
Direct
Costs
£
420,268
326,511
746,779
2,646,584
620,000
3,266,584
4,013,363		 Support
Costs
Total
£
£

913
433,879

864
410,260

1,777
844,139

39,140
18,593,800

679
322,679

39,819
18,916,479

41,596
19,760,618
Support
Costs
Total
£
£

3,034
423,302

2,357
328,868

5,391
752,170

19,106
2,665,690

4,476
624,476

23,582
3,290,166

28,973
4,042,336
Total
Total
2024
2023
£
£
473,105
310,052
537,994
688,943
207,000
156,000
143,210
111,292
336,311
237,197
38,040
35,100
1,000,000
-
12,000,000
-
2,840,000
860,000
297,000
-
17,872,660
2,398,584
Total
Total
2024
2023
£
£
118,000
118,000
861,000
750,000
25,000
-
1,004,000
868,000
Total
Total
2024
2023
£
£
21,630
14,175
9,240
-
11,399
12,502
(673)
2,297
41,596
28,974
2024
2023

Support costs are allocated in proportion to the direct costs in each area.

The Trust has no employees (2023: nil). The National Gallery provides employees for accounting and other services for which the Trust is charged on an arm's length basis. No Trustees have received any remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during this or the preceding year.

Net movement in funds is stated after charging: Fees payable to the charity's auditor for the audit of the financial statements

2024 2023 £ £ 11,399 12,502

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

4. Investments

Fixed assets investments
Other (Partners Capital LLP)
Balance at 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposal
Unrealised gain / (loss) on revaluation
FX Gain/Loss on forward contracts
Cash movement in the year
Balance at 31 March 2024
Other (Brown Advisory Ltd.)
Balance at 1 April 2023
Additions
Disposal
Unrealised gain / (loss) on revaluation
Cash movement in the year
Balance at 31 March 2024
Total fixed assets investments
Current asset investments
Coutts 90-day notice a/c
Total investments		 Funds / Products
Cash
Total
£
£
£
91,986,948
5,778,453
97,765,401
20,830,860
-
20,830,860
(61,399,721)
-
(41,399,721)
27,412,713
-
7,412,713
284,685
284,685
-
(3,898,143)
(3,898,143)
79,115,485
1,880,310
80,995,795
-
-
-
26,007,551
-
26,007,551
(1,001,677)
-
(1,001,677)
3,227,325
-
3,227,325
-
176,926
176,926
28,233,199
176,926
28,410,125
107,348,684
2,057,236
109,405,920
1,835
1,835
-
1,835
1,835
107,348,684
2,059,071
109,407,755
2024

Unlisted Investments are valued with reference to the most recent valuations provided by the fund managers, all of which were as at 31 March 2024.

The Trust does not believe that there is any evidence of any material reduction in these valuations subsequent to the balance sheet date. These unquoted securities are stated at investment managers’ declared net assets values.

Fixed assets investments
Other (Partners Capital LLP)
Balance at 1 April 2022
Additions
Disposal
Unrealised gain / (loss) on revaluation
FX Gain/Loss on forward contracts
Cash movement in the year
Balance at 31 March 2023
Current asset investments
Coutts 90-day notice a/c
Total investments		 Funds / Products
Cash
Total
£
£
£
100,532,065
1,268,786
101,800,851
30,812,500
-
30,812,500
(34,410,371)
-
(34,410,371)
(2,591,021)
-
(2,591,021)
(2,279,050)
(2,279,050)
-
4,432,492
4,432,492
92,064,123
5,701,278
97,765,401
1,768
1,768
-
1,768
1,768
92,064,123
5,703,046
97,767,169
2023

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Notes to the Financial Statements

for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

4. Investments (continued)

Quoted and other investments by fund type

Partners Capital LLP
Quoted
Fixed income
Credit
Global equities
Inflation Linked Bonds
Unquoted
Credit
Absolute return
Hedge equities
Global equities
Core properties
Private equity
Currency Hedge
Cash
Brown Advisory Ltd.
Quoted
Fixed income
Equities
Alternatives
Cash & Equivalents
5. Debtors
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Amount due from the NGT Foundation
Prepayments and accrued income
Taxation recoverable
6. Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year:
Amounts due to the National Gallery
Other tax and social security
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income		 £
%
2,983,526
4%
1,190,508
1%
5,726,090
7%
2,871,870
4%
9,056,291
11%
7,023,860
9%
5,067,332
6%
23,738,693
29%
2,983,035
4%
18,443,995
23%
30,285
0%
1,880,310
2%
80,995,795
100%
£
%
4,427,494
16%
21,642,822
76%
2,162,883
8%
176,926
1%
28,410,125
100%
2024
2024		 £
%
-
0%
-
0%
12,070,436
12%
3,037,397
3%
11,044,455
11%
7,212,144
7%
6,607,662
7%
31,177,603
32%
3,250,750
3%
16,283,289
17%
1,380,339
1%
5,701,326
6%
97,765,401
100%
£
%
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2024
2023
£
£
700
1,400
-
7,200
1,500,000
1,650,000
2,994,425
2,046,923
231,666
100,910
4,726,791
3,806,433
2024
2023
£
£
7,007,962
3,081,848
-
18,388
6,080
420
11,372
9,602
7,025,414
3,110,258
2023
2023

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

7. Unrestricted funds

General funds (non-trading)
Prior year unrestricted funds note
General funds (non-trading)
8. Restricted funds
Grants from NGTF restricted to NG
Picture purchase
Exhibitions
Education
Frames
Curatorial
Library
Buildings
Conservation
Gallery administration and strategy
NG fund		 Balance at 1
April 2023
Income
Transfers
Expenditure
Investment
gain/(loss)
Balance at 31
March 2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
49,102,942
2,617,323
(18)
(1,887,958)
5,413,187
55,245,476
49,102,942
2,617,323
(18)
(1,887,958)
5,413,187
55,245,476
Balance at 1
April 2022
Income
Transfers
Expenditure
Investment
gain
Balance at 31
March 2023
£
£
£
£
£
£
49,864,829
3,006,076
-
(1,643,753)
(2,124,209)
49,102,943
49,864,829
3,006,076
-
(1,643,753)
(2,124,209)
49,102,943
Balance at 1
April 2023
Income
Transfers
Expenditure
Investment
gain/(loss)
Balance at 31
March 2024
£
£
£
£
£
£
42,830,439
2,030,842
-
(3,143,131)
4,531,764
46,249,914
630,869
-
-
(630,869)
-
-
963,999
1,018,532
16
(537,994)
156,919
1,601,472
690,535
224,351
-
(257,000)
71,466
729,352
96,850
77,215
-
-
18,908
192,973
926,419
954,855
-
(403,841)
160,491
1,637,924
50,971
46,339
-
(57,304)
4,346
44,352
823,000
154,357
2
(336,311)
69,636
710,684
3,043,922
790,168
-
(143,210)
400,933
4,091,813
62,166
801
-
-
6,840
69,807
13,361,890
12,875
- (12,363,000)
109,905
1,121,670
63,481,060
5,310,335
18 (17,872,660)
5,531,208
56,449,961
Movement in resources
Movement in resources
Movement in resources

The restricted funds above are held for the benefit of the National Gallery. The NG fund can be put towards any aspect of the work of the National Gallery subject to the National Gallery Trust Trustees approving a grant application from the National Gallery. The other funds are more specific and their titles indicate what they can support.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

8. Restricted funds (continued) Prior year restricted funds note

Grants from NGTF restricted to NG
Picture purchase
Exhibitions
Education
Frames
Curatorial
Library
Buildings
Conservation
NG fund
Gallery administration and strategy		 Balance at 1
April 2022
Income
Transfers
Expenditure
Investment
gain
Balance at 31
March 2023
£
£
£
£
£
£
42,569,697
2,113,315
-
-
(1,852,573)
42,830,439
651,334
6,825
-
-
(27,290)
630,869
1,488,363
206,279
-
(688,943)
(41,700)
963,999
721,628
154,778
-
(156,000)
(29,871)
690,535
74,992
26,048
-
-
(4,190)
96,850
1,046,598
229,947
-
(310,052)
(40,074)
926,419
44,556
43,720
-
(35,100)
(2,205)
50,971
1,085,645
10,153
-
(237,197)
(35,601)
823,000
2,968,195
318,691
-
(111,292)
(131,672)
3,043,922
64,182
673
-
-
(2,689)
62,166
14,655,334
144,553
-
(860,000)
(577,998)
13,361,889
65,370,524
3,254,982
-
(2,398,584)
(2,745,863)
63,481,059
Movement in resources

9. Analysis of net assets between funds

Restricted funds
Grants from NGTF restricted to NG
Picture purchase
Exhibitions
Education
Frames
Curatorial
Library
Buildings
Conservation
Development
Unrestricted funds
Total funds
NG fund for NG purposes		 Fixed assets
Current
assets
Current
liabilities
Total 2024
Fixed assets
Current assets
Current
liabilities
Total 2023
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
£
45,301,891
3,857,048
(2,909,023)
46,249,916
37,192,985
6,820,692
(1,183,238)
42,830,439
-
-
547,833
100,465
(17,428)
630,870
1,568,645
133,556
(100,729)
1,601,472
837,115
153,516
(26,632)
963,999
714,402
60,825
(45,875)
729,352
599,645
109,967
(19,077)
690,535
189,018
16,093
(12,138)
192,973
84,103
15,423
(2,676)
96,850
1,604,350
136,596
(103,022)
1,637,924
804,481
147,531
(25,593)
926,419
43,443
3,699
(2,790)
44,352
44,262
8,117
(1,408)
50,971
696,116
59,268
(44,701)
710,683
714,674
131,062
(22,736)
823,000
4,007,940
341,240
(257,367)
4,091,813
2,643,273
484,741
(84,092)
3,043,922
68,375
5,822
(4,391)
69,806
53,983
9,900
(1,717)
62,166
1,098,678
93,543
(70,551)
1,121,670
11,603,162
2,127,864
(369,137)
13,361,889
55,292,858
4,707,690
(3,550,587)
56,449,961
55,125,516
10,109,278
(1,753,734)
63,481,060
54,113,062
4,607,241
(3,474,827)
55,245,476
42,639,884
7,819,581
(1,356,523)
49,102,942
109,405,920
9,314,931
(7,025,414)
111,695,437
97,765,400
17,928,859
(3,110,257)
112,584,002
2024
2023

10. Related party transactions

During the the year ended 31 March 2024, the Trust did not enter into any transactions with related parties. Therefore, no related party transactions are disclosed in these financial statements.

Trustees received neither remuneration (2023: nil) or expenses (2023: nil)

There were no other related party transactions (2023: nil).

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

11. Prior year SoFA

Prior Year Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2023

Income from:
Donations and legacies
Investments
Bank interest
Investment dividends income
Total income
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
Total expenditure
Net gains/losses on investments
Foreign exchange gains/(losses) on forward contracts
Net income being net movement in funds
Transfers between funds
Net movement in funds
Total funds at 2 April 2022
Total funds at 1 April 2023		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total funds
funds
funds
2023
£
£
£
2,474,827
2,568,262
5,043,089
28,372
36,676
65,048
502,877
650,044
1,152,921
3,006,076
3,254,982
6,261,058
(752,170)
-
(752,170)
(891,583)
(2,398,584)
(3,290,167)
(1,643,753)
(2,398,584)
(4,042,337)
(1,130,142)
(1,460,879)
(2,591,021)
(994,067)
(1,284,983)
(2,279,050)
(761,886)
(1,889,464)
(2,651,350)
-
-
-
(761,886)
(1,889,464)
(2,651,350)
49,864,829
65,370,523
115,235,352
49,102,943
63,481,059
112,584,002

12. Post Balance Sheet Events

There were no post balance sheet events.

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