Hastings Arts Forum
Analysis
Hastings Arts Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Leonards-On-Sea. It was registered in June 2011, 15 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 07540627). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hastings Arts Forum reported income of £34k and spending of £33k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £37k to £34k (-5.9%), an average of -1.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Hastings Arts Forum sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stroud Festival (£34k), Chipperfield Village Hall (£34k) and Chilvers Coton Centre Trust (£34k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The education of the public principally in Hastings and East Sussex in all areas of the arts, but mainly on the visual arts, by providing permanent professional standard gallery space for members to exhibit their work to the public, and by providing a public resource for the development of skills and knowledge, encouraging collaboration, networking and debate within all areas of the arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stroud Festival | Gloucestershire | £34k |
| Chipperfield Village Hall | Kings Langley | £34k |
| Chilvers Coton Centre Trust | Warwickshire | £34k |
| Chorleywood Community Arts Centre | Hertfordshire | £34k |