Bernie Grant Centre Partnership

Analysis

Bernie Grant Centre Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04528346). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bernie Grant Centre Partnership reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.4m, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.2m to £1.1m (-7.5%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 121% 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, Bernie Grant Centre Partnership sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pavilion Dance South West Limited (£1.1m), Travaux Sauvages Limited (£1.1m) and Orchestras Live (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 39%, donations and legacies 37%, charitable activities 21% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 10 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.