Rural Arts North Yorkshire

Analysis

Rural Arts North Yorkshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Thirsk. It was registered in June 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03949494). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rural Arts North Yorkshire reported income of £555k and spending of £706k, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £628k to £555k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Rural Arts North Yorkshire sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Company Three Theatre (£554k), High House Production Park Limited (£555k) and Theatre503 Limited (£553k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 67%, charitable activities 18%, trading 14% and investments 1.6%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.0%. Reserves of £126k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.