St Ives School of Art

Analysis

St Ives School of Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St Ives. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07871063). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, St Ives School of Art reported income of £582k and spending of £519k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £530k to £582k (+9.8%), an average of +2.4% a year. 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, St Ives School of Art sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Theatrical Educational Services Limited (£581k), Coldharbour Mill Trust Limited (£582k) and The Royal African Society (£581k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, donations and legacies 5.0% and investments 2.2%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 12%. Reserves of £198k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.