Artes Mundi Prize Limited

Analysis

Artes Mundi Prize Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in May 2003, 23 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 04239932). It says it provides other finance, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Artes Mundi Prize Limited reported income of £275k and spending of £317k, spending 115% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £404k to £275k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Artes Mundi Prize Limited sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Rural Touring Forum (£274k), The Guide Association - Leicestershire (£275k) and Stiwt Arts Trust Limited (£274k).