Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health
Analysis
Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides services and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health reported income of £50k and spending of £51k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £122k to £50k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 68%. 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, Inside Out Community Arts in Mental Health sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% 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 John 3:16 Trust (£50k), Eastside Centre (£50k) and The Kingsmill Trust (£50k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Inside Out provides programmes of therapeutic arts activities for people either recovering from mental ill health or experiencing a crisis of wellbeing. Arts workshops run throughout the year in Ipswich, Suffolk, led jointly by professional artists and mental health professionals. Inside Out is committed to promoting arts and mental health in the wider population.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The John 3:16 Trust | Surrey | £50k |
| Eastside Centre | London | £50k |
| The Kingsmill Trust | Bath | £50k |
| Age Concern Petersfield and District | Petersfield | £50k |