Guildford Arts

Analysis

Guildford Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in December 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Guildford Arts reported income of £12k and spending of £24k, spending 201% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5,440 to £12k (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 224%. Over the whole period it spent 166% 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, Guildford Arts sits at the 36th percentile: it is larger than about 36% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bolton Choral Union (£12k), Pludds and District Village Hall (£12k) and The St Peter's Singers and Orchestra (£12k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.