Grizedale Arts

Analysis

Grizedale Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in July 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, 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 03776969). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Grizedale Arts reported income of £469k and spending of £394k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £338k to £469k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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, Grizedale Arts sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Institute of Philosophy (£469k), New Forest Heritage Trust (£470k) and Sinfonia Cymru (£469k).