Zion Arts Centre Limited

Analysis

Zion Arts Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 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 04101324). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Zion Arts Centre Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Zion Arts Centre Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Groundwork Wales (£1.4m), Southampton Forward (£1.4m) and National Dance Company Wales (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 49%, charitable activities 41%, trading 9.1% and investments 1.0%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Reserves of £185k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.