Camden Arts Centre

Analysis

Camden Arts Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1997, 29 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 02947191). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Camden Arts Centre reported income of £3.3m and spending of £2.7m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £3.3m (+82%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Camden Arts Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Palace Theatre Watford Limited (£3.3m), Wavendon All Music Plan Limited (£3.3m) and Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, trading 9.3% and charitable activities 6.8%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 18%. Reserves of £371k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 37 people.