The Regent (Christchurch) Limited

Analysis

The Regent (Christchurch) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Christchurch. It was registered in October 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 03941287). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Regent (Christchurch) Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.8m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £569k to £2.0m (+249%), an average of +37% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, The Regent (Christchurch) Limited 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 Buxton Arts Festival Limited (£2.0m), Jane Austen's House Museum (£2.0m) and The Foundling Museum (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87% and donations and legacies 13%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Reserves of £775k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.