Pagoda Arts

Analysis

Pagoda Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07035527). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pagoda Arts reported income of £151k and spending of £162k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £114k to £151k (+33%), an average of +7.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 84%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Pagoda Arts sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bourne End (Buckinghamshire) Community Association (£151k), North Yorkshire East County Federation of Women's Institute (£151k) and The Elgar School of Music Limited (£151k).