Mid Pennine Arts
Analysis
Mid Pennine Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in January 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07880356). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Mid Pennine Arts reported income of £76k and spending of £84k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £185k to £76k (-59%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 52%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Mid Pennine Arts sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Farnham Youth Choir (£76k), The Chantry Community and Arts Centre (£77k) and West Norfolk Music Centre (£76k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
We were founded in 1966 and incorporated with this registration in 2012. We are a commissioning agency working in collaboration to create high quality art in response to the rich and diverse contexts of the dramatic and often beautiful post-industrial landscape of the Pennines, hand in hand with its resilient and resourceful community. See charity 250642 for details of our previous work.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Farnham Youth Choir | Surrey | £76k |
| The Chantry Community and Arts Centre | Bristol | £77k |
| West Norfolk Music Centre | King's Lynn | £76k |
| Hounslow Seniors Trust Association | London | £77k |