Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration

Analysis

Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04484943). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration reported income of £4.5m and spending of £956k, leaving 79% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £4.5m (+320%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 36% 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, Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Performing Right Society Foundation (£4.5m), The Charleston Trust (Bloomsbury in Sussex) (£4.5m) and Culture Warrington (£4.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98%, investments 1.1% and charitable activities 1.1%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 21%. Reserves of £118k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.