Aesop Arts and Society Limited
Analysis
Aesop Arts and Society Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06998306). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Aesop Arts and Society Limited reported income of £431k and spending of £462k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £566k to £431k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Aesop Arts and Society Limited sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Ugly Mugs (£431k), St Saviours Medical Charity (£431k) and Headway Bedford (£431k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Foundation's mission is to bring the transformative potential of the arts into people's daily lives. Its first major programme of action focuses on bringing the arts into the mainstream of health and social care services.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| National Ugly Mugs | Manchester | £431k |
| St Saviours Medical Charity | Kent | £431k |
| Headway Bedford | Bedford | £431k |
| The Spencer Club | London | £431k |