Creative Oundle

Analysis

Creative Oundle is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Peterborough. It was registered in December 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 03134966). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending October 2025, Creative Oundle reported income of £114k and spending of £116k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £181k to £114k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income dropped by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Creative Oundle 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 Craft Centre and Design Gallery Limited (£114k), Brecon Festival Ballet (£115k) and Adjutant Generals Corps Museum Trust (£114k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.