Wiveliscombe Area Partnership

Analysis

Wiveliscombe Area Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in November 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04351175). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wiveliscombe Area Partnership reported income of £148k and spending of £165k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £125k to £148k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 106% 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, Wiveliscombe Area Partnership sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Phoenix Rising (£147k), P21 Gallery (£148k) and Hastings Philharmonic Orchestra (£147k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.