The Blake Society at St James's

Analysis

The Blake Society at St James's is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Blake Society at St James's reported income of £17k and spending of £9,833, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £9,279 to £17k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Blake Society at St James's sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lady Smith Memorial (£17k), Greenhouse Trust Fund (£17k) and Watford Symphony Orchestra (£17k).