Vita Nova

Analysis

Vita Nova is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in July 2002, 24 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 04361648). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Vita Nova reported income of £108k and spending of £111k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £39k to £108k (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 109%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Vita Nova sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pengersick Historic & Education Trust (£108k), Wells Cathedral Oratorio Society (£108k) and Lowewood Museum Trust CIO (£108k).