Core Arts

Analysis

Core Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02985939). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Core Arts reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.3m (+28%), an average of +6.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Core Arts 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Results Education (£1.3m), Association of Medical Research Charities (£1.3m) and Student Minds (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and trading 4.5%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £164k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.