Barbican Arts Group Trust

Analysis

Barbican Arts Group Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2007, 19 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 06355408). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Barbican Arts Group Trust reported income of £231k and spending of £180k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £168k to £231k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Barbican Arts Group Trust sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hour Community (£231k), Chapter2 (£231k) and In Touch/Kids United (£231k).