The Association for Cultural Enterprises

Analysis

The Association for Cultural Enterprises is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06480726). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Association for Cultural Enterprises reported income of £975k and spending of £949k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £487k to £975k (+100%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Association for Cultural Enterprises sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ebp South Ltd (£971k), Madani Girls' School (£976k) and Grimm and Co. Limited (£969k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52% and trading 47%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £219k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.