Arty-Folks

Analysis

Arty-Folks is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coventry. It was registered in January 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05260817). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arty-Folks reported income of £262k and spending of £173k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £161k to £262k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 184%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Arty-Folks sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Heart Heroes (£262k), Wetwheels Foundation (£262k) and Reedham Children's Trust (£261k).