Emergency Exit Arts

Analysis

Emergency Exit Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02609490). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Emergency Exit Arts reported income of £756k and spending of £766k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £971k to £756k (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 50%. 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, Emergency Exit Arts sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peak District National Park Foundation (£754k), Bristol Pride (£756k) and Debenham Village Hall and Playing Field Trust (£753k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.7%. Reserves of £89k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.