Creative Arts East

Analysis

Creative Arts East is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in August 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02960157). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Creative Arts East reported income of £771k and spending of £770k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £429k to £771k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Creative Arts East sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% 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 Cycling Projects (£770k), Screen Share UK CIO (£775k) and Disability Support Project (£769k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 65%, donations and legacies 33% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £79k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.