ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd

Analysis

ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03108893). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £393k to £1.3m (+226%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% 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 Curious Minds (£1.3m), The Blackheath Halls (£1.3m) and Love Music Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 9.0%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 2.3%. Reserves of £92k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.