The Fan Charity

Analysis

The Fan Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07157056). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Fan Charity reported income of £52k and spending of £59k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £80k to £52k (-35%), an average of -10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 110%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, The Fan Charity sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Hathersage Memorial Hall (£52k), Jazzleeds (£52k) and The Robin Hood Theatre Company Limited (£52k).