The Whitworth Centre

Analysis

The Whitworth Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Matlock. It was registered in January 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06330264). It says it provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Whitworth Centre reported income of £140k and spending of £159k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £315k to £140k (-56%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 54%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Whitworth Centre sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Adverse Camber Productions (£140k), Bread Theatre and Film Company (£140k) and Leamington Music (£140k).