Grantscape

Analysis

Grantscape is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Salford. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04914470). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Grantscape reported income of £6.7m and spending of £5.9m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3.3m to £6.7m (+102%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Grantscape sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 Tate Foundation (£6.6m), Liverpool and Merseyside Theatres Trust Limited (£6.7m) and York Citizens' Theatre Trust Limited (£6.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 4.6% and investments 2.8%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.6%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5.2m. Reserves of £222k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.