Phoenix Arts Association Ltd

Analysis

Phoenix Arts Association Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03136932). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Phoenix Arts Association Ltd reported income of £520k and spending of £511k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £526k to £520k (-1.2%), an average of -0.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Phoenix Arts Association Ltd sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Wharton Trust (£520k), Restore Community Church (£520k) and The James Charities (£519k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88%, donations and legacies 6.9% and trading 4.9%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.