County Durham Arts in Education Agency

Analysis

County Durham Arts in Education Agency is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stanley. It was registered in May 2001, 25 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 04027621). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, County Durham Arts in Education Agency reported income of £239k and spending of £279k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £133k to £239k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 147%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, County Durham Arts in Education Agency sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Triangle Adventure Playground Association (£239k), The Island Collection (£240k) and Touring Exhibitions Group (£239k).