Beavers Arts Limited

Analysis

Beavers Arts Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-on-Trent. It was registered in March 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02143658). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Beavers Arts Limited reported income of £683k and spending of £664k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £428k to £683k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Beavers Arts Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 William and Edith Oldham Charitable Trust (£682k), Royal Historical Society (£684k) and The Sargent Charitable Trust (£682k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 84% and charitable activities 15%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £150k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.