Quarantine

Analysis

Quarantine is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in November 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 03662113). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Quarantine reported income of £563k and spending of £529k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £248k to £563k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Quarantine sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire Artspace Society (£563k), HMS Victory Preservation Endowment Fund (£563k) and Eden Arts Ltd (£560k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 15% and charitable activities 13%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £95k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.