Four Corners Books

Analysis

Four Corners Books is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Midlands. It was registered in August 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 06591195). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Four Corners Books reported income of £206k and spending of £203k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £145k to £206k (+43%), an average of +9.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Four Corners Books sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Writing South (£206k), Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Trust (£206k) and Creu Cymru (£206k).