The Meeting House Arts Centre Limited
Analysis
The Meeting House Arts Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilminster. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 06031955). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending January 2025, The Meeting House Arts Centre Limited reported income of £121k and spending of £120k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £70k to £121k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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 Meeting House Arts Centre Limited sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saltburn Community and Arts Association (£121k), The St Stephen's Restoration and Preservation Trust (£121k) and Music Relief Foundation (£121k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Visual Arts Exhibitions all the year round, including OpenMost weeks, usually Fridays or Saturdays: Classical, Jazz, occasional otherMonthly Antiques and Collectables Fairs 11 Craft Markets, occasional book fairsPrivate HiresDaily workshops: incl. Watercolour, Feltmaking, Rag rugs, Folk crafts, Readers' group, Clay Sculpting, Coloured pencils, Pilates,
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Saltburn Community and Arts Association | Cleveland | £121k |
| The St Stephen's Restoration and Preservation Trust | London | £121k |
| Music Relief Foundation | Thornton Heath | £121k |
| Opera North Future Fund | Leeds | £121k |