African Arts and Advice Centre

Analysis

African Arts and Advice Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05321859). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending November 2025, African Arts and Advice Centre reported income of £25k and spending of £15k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £16k to £25k (+58%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 235%. Over the whole period it spent 75% 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, African Arts and Advice Centre sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Village Hall Riseley (£25k), Gravesham Performing Arts Festival (£25k) and The Newcastle Amateur Operatic Society (£25k).