Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd.

Analysis

Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd. is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05811804). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd. reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.5m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.3m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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, Barnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd. sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Normandy Memorial Trust Ltd (£1.3m), Manchester Junior Girls School (£1.3m) and Graduate Fashion Foundation (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 57% and charitable activities 43%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £159k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.