Unitas

Analysis

Unitas is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in December 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06739988). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Unitas reported income of £943k and spending of £693k, leaving 27% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £1.6m to £943k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Unitas sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Spa Pavilion Theatre Foundation (£940k), Iom3 Education and Outreach Trust (£947k) and Mill Arts Centre Trust (£938k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £506k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.