The Goldsmiths Centre

Analysis

The Goldsmiths Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06288800). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Goldsmiths Centre reported income of £3.4m and spending of £3.8m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £3.4m (+38%), an average of +8.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 115% 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 Goldsmiths Centre sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter Northcott Theatre Company (£3.4m), Central School of Ballet Charitable Trust Limited (£3.4m) and Carnival Village Trust (£3.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65%, trading 17% and charitable activities 17%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Grants to other organisations totalled £117k. Reserves of £275k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.