Living Archive Project

Analysis

Living Archive Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milton Keynes. It was registered in January 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02869264). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Living Archive Project reported income of £112k and spending of £118k, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £71k to £112k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 164%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Living Archive Project sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brookfield Spaceplace (£112k), The Pushkin Trust (£112k) and The North End Trust (£112k).