The Aspex Visual Arts Trust Limited

Analysis

The Aspex Visual Arts Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Portsmouth. It was registered in January 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02674597). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Aspex Visual Arts Trust Limited reported income of £312k and spending of £379k, spending 122% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £351k to £312k (-11%), an average of -2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, The Aspex Visual Arts Trust Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wiltshire Scrapstore and Resource Centre (£312k), Protein Dance (£312k) and Travelling Light Theatre Company (£311k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.