Mad About Art

Analysis

Mad About Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Durham. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04257716). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Mad About Art reported income of £21k and spending of £14k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,363 to £21k (+153%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 401%. Over the whole period it spent 130% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Mad About Art sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 46th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ipstones War Memorial Hall and Recreation Ground (£21k), Childrens Hope Foundation (£21k) and Ashbeian Musical Theatre Group (£21k).