The Arts University Bournemouth Charitable Foundation

Analysis

The Arts University Bournemouth Charitable Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05367067). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Arts University Bournemouth Charitable Foundation reported income of £43k and spending of £52k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £43k to £43k (-1.0%), an average of -0.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 170%. 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 Arts University Bournemouth Charitable Foundation sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The British Flute Society (£43k), The Budding Foundation (£43k) and Hoveton Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£43k).