The Arts Society Appleby in Westmorland

Analysis

The Arts Society Appleby in Westmorland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. It was registered in December 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Arts Society Appleby in Westmorland reported income of £13k and spending of £9,055, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £2,894 to £13k (+340%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 139%. 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, The Arts Society Appleby in Westmorland sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Eynsham Museum and Heritage Centre (£13k), Gayton Village Hall, Staffordshire (£13k) and Dorset Indian Association (£13k).