Blackwood Arts Centre

Analysis

Blackwood Arts Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hengoed. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2024, Blackwood Arts Centre reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2024, income grew from £409k to £1.2m (+186%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Blackwood Arts Centre sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Newark Preparatory School Company Limited (£1.2m), English Touring Theatre Limited (£1.2m) and The Radlett Centre Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and trading 7.2%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £1,567. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 5.6%. It employed 8 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue.