Wysing Arts Charity

Analysis

Wysing Arts Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in July 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02942151). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wysing Arts Charity reported income of £863k and spending of £743k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £626k to £863k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Wysing Arts Charity 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 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Catalyst Science Discovery Centre and Museum Trust Limited (£861k), Plaza Community Cinema (£863k) and Cardboard Citizens (£858k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 3.5% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.0%. Reserves of £60k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.