# 198 CONTEMPORARY ARTS AND LEARNING LTD

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 801614
- **Other names:** 198 GALLERY LTD, ROOTS COMMUNITY LIMITED
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** June 8, 1989
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=801614


## Contact

- **Address:** 198 CONTEMPORARY ARTS AND LEARNING, 194-198 RAILTON ROAD, LONDON
- **Postcode:** SE24 0JT
- **Phone:** 02079788309
- **Email:** info@198.org.uk
- **Website:** www.198.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 198 Contemporary Arts and Learning is a pre-eminent visual art space in Brixton, which explores the rich diversity of artistic practices informed by globalisation and emerging cultural identities. We foster creative synergies through a challenging artistic and education programme.

**Area of benefit:** LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH AND NEIGHBOURHOOD THEREOF




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Lambeth



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £366233 | £379025 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £383064 | £357951 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £346592 | £306927 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £483433 | £313367 | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | £814590 | £268154 | £1570430 | 4 |



## Trustees

- **Ajamu IKWE-TYEHIMBA** (Chair) — appointed April 1, 2019
- Amberlee Green — appointed July 18, 2025
- Dr Leslie Johnson — appointed Feb. 9, 2022
- Hassan Aliyu Dr — appointed July 18, 2025
- Oneil Williams — appointed June 20, 2022
- Samuel Harman — appointed July 18, 2025