Photoworks

Analysis

Photoworks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hove. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03043169). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Photoworks reported income of £492k and spending of £655k, spending 133% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £527k to £492k (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Photoworks sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% 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 Deafinitely Theatre (£491k), Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland (£493k) and Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Limited (£491k).

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.