Rifco Arts

Analysis

Rifco Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hatters Ln, Watford. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04625212). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rifco Arts reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.5m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £410k to £2.3m (+450%), an average of +53% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 197%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Rifco Arts sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited (£2.3m), Roses Theatre Trust (£2.3m) and The Public Catalogue Foundation (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 7 people.