Arts for Recovery in the Community

Analysis

Arts for Recovery in the Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stockport. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05288784). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arts for Recovery in the Community reported income of £443k and spending of £382k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £265k to £443k (+67%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Arts for Recovery in the Community sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Yorkshire and Humberside Asbestos Victims Support Group (£443k), Essex Horse and Pony Protection Society (£443k) and Burdett Bangladeshi Cultural Association (Bbca) (£443k).