African Cultural Exchange Limited
Analysis
African Cultural Exchange Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in August 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03471844). It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, African Cultural Exchange Limited reported income of £789k and spending of £611k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £659k to £789k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 83% 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, African Cultural Exchange Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Stamford Shakespeare Company (£788k), Ego Performance Company Ltd. (£791k) and British Textile Biennial (£786k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 4.8% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £875k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 0.1%
- Charitable activities 4.8%
- Investments 1.1%
- Other 94%
In the charity's own words
ACE dance and music is a professional dance Company based at The Link, Digbeth in B'ham. ACE dance and music fuse traditional African & Caribbean dance aesthetic with contemporary techniques to create high-quality innovative performance work, outreach & education programmes for adults and young people in a variety of settings within B'ham, the West Midlands, across the UK and in mainland Europe.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stamford Shakespeare Company | Stamford | £788k |
| Ego Performance Company Ltd. | Coventry | £791k |
| British Textile Biennial | Lancashire | £786k |
| Spalding Gentlemen's Society | Lincs | £796k |