Create (Arts) Limited

Analysis

Create (Arts) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 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 04728145). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Create (Arts) Limited reported income of £1.5m and spending of £1.5m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.0m to £1.5m (+51%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 27%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Create (Arts) 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 The Vincent Wildlife Trust (£1.5m), English Folk Dance and Song Society (£1.5m) and Women's Prize Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 89%, charitable activities 6.7%, investments 2.5% and trading 1.6%. Charitable activities took 86% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £966k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.