Number 8

Analysis

Number 8 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Pershore. It was registered in November 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04266321). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Number 8 reported income of £625k and spending of £625k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £281k to £625k (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Number 8 sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Peer Productions (£625k), Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (£626k) and The Clay Foundation (£624k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 5.2%, investments 2.4% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.4%. Reserves of £396k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.