Earthlinks UK

Analysis

Earthlinks UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06472901). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Earthlinks UK reported income of £191k and spending of £188k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £36k to £191k (+434%), an average of +52% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 650%. 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, Earthlinks UK sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Nazaire Raid Memorial Trust (£191k), Bloomsbury Festival (£191k) and Nottingham City of Literature (£191k).