Studio Voltaire

Analysis

Studio Voltaire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2000, 26 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 03426509). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Studio Voltaire reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.8m, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £2.3m (+0.4%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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, Studio Voltaire 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 The Story Museum (£2.3m), North East Theatre Trust Limited (£2.3m) and Aurora Orchestra (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 54%, donations and legacies 29% and charitable activities 11%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £238k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.