Small art gallery and dealership

Local collectors, tourists, gift buyers, and businesses wanting art for their premises.

Commission on consigned work and margin on pieces you own, sometimes with extra income from framing or hosting exhibition events.

• Curating and presenting work
• Selling face to face
• Managing stock and cash flow
• Marketing and events

• Rent, business rates and a lease commitment, so check the full costs and any small business rates relief before signing
• Check planning permission or change of use for the premises with your council
• Check the rules on artist's resale right and anti-money-laundering registration with HMRC
• Insurance for stock, contents and public liability
• Slow sales in quiet months, so keep enough cash in reserve
• Check VAT registration and the special schemes for art and second-hand goods

Startup costs are typically around £5,000 to £25,000, depending on the premises, the rent and deposit, how much art you buy in, and how you fit out the space. These are estimates, not guarantees.

Monthly revenue is typically around £1,000 to £5,000, depending on your location, the pieces you sell and how well your events and online sales work. This is an estimate of revenue, not profit, and sales may be slower in quiet months.

Check the full costs of rent, business rates and the lease, and any small business rates relief. Also check planning permission or change of use with your council, the artist's resale right, anti-money-laundering registration with HMRC, insurance and VAT schemes.