Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Limited

Analysis

Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in February 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 03659361). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.2m, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.8m to £1.5m (-16%), an average of -4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include English Folk Dance and Song Society (£1.5m), The Davis Foundation (£1.5m) and Create (Arts) Limited (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, charitable activities 32% and investments 1.5%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 10%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.