Open Eye Limited

Analysis

Open Eye Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 1996, 30 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 01204519). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Open Eye Limited reported income of £763k and spending of £834k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £504k to £763k (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, Open Eye Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include UD Music Foundation (£763k), Milton Keynes Museum Trust Limited (£763k) and Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited (£756k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 81% and donations and legacies 1.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £185k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.