Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Analysis

Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wakefield. It was registered in February 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03498700). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yorkshire Sculpture Park reported income of £7.6m and spending of £7.8m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £7.4m to £7.6m (+3.1%), an average of +0.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Yorkshire Sculpture Park sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Association for Cultural Exchange Limited (£7.6m), Bristol Old Vic and Theatre Royal Trust Limited (£7.6m) and University of Southampton Students' Union (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 56%, charitable activities 27% and donations and legacies 2.2%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 38%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 229 people.

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.