Bluecoat Display Centre
Analysis
Bluecoat Display Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in July 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03175344). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bluecoat Display Centre reported income of £140k and spending of £128k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £153k to £140k (-8.8%), an average of -2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 110% 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, Bluecoat Display Centre 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 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lincolnshire County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs (£140k), Leamington Music (£140k) and The Time and Tide Bell Organisation Limited (£139k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of education for the benefit of the public in contemporary applied art and design by raising the public's aesthetic appreciation in applied art and design and the provision of educational lectures, workshops and exhibitions at the Bluecoat Display Centre Liverpool or such other premises as the charity may from time to time occupy
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Lincolnshire County Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs | Lincolnshire | £140k |
| Leamington Music | Leamington Spa | £140k |
| The Time and Tide Bell Organisation Limited | London | £139k |
| Adverse Camber Productions | Bournemouth | £140k |