The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Ltd

Analysis

The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1998, 28 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 03448894). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Ltd reported income of £1.8m and spending of £1.8m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.8m (+30%), an average of +6.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, The Blackheath Conservatoire of Music and the Arts Ltd sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Southwark Playhouse Theatre Company (£1.8m), Project Seagrass (£1.8m) and Greenwich + Docklands Festivals (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and donations and legacies 5.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 25 people.