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Barnet Education Arts Trust

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1150174LondonArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£2.0m2025-08-31
Spending£2.0msame year
Spent / received92%5-year average
Size in its cause97th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2012Charitable company
Employees55latest return

Analysis

Barnet Education Arts Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08310735). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Barnet Education Arts Trust reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.0m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.0m (+2.0%), an average of +0.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Barnet Education Arts Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bfi Trust (£2.0m), Ymddiriedolaeth Nant Gwrtheyrn (£2.0m) and Jane Austen's House Museum (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.8%. Reserves of £904k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 55 people.

Income and spending

£0£658k£1.3m£2.0m£2.6m2021 Income: £1,957,7242021 Spending: £1,613,84720212022 Income: £1,661,0562022 Spending: £1,595,85320222023 Income: £2,633,8472023 Spending: £2,445,64520232024 Income: £2,063,6522024 Spending: £1,858,90720242025 Income: £1,996,1852025 Spending: £1,999,9542025
IncomeSpending

Where the income comes from

  • Donations 0.3%
  • Charitable activities 99%
  • Investments 0.7%

In the charity's own words

Barnet Education Arts Trust provides music education opportunities to young people living in or attending school in the London Borough of Barnet. Occasionally these opportunities may extend to neighbouring boroughs. The activities include lessons, ensembles, workshops and performances

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CharityLocationIncome
Bfi TrustLondon£2.0m
Ymddiriedolaeth Nant GwrtheyrnGwynedd£2.0m
Jane Austen's House MuseumAlton£2.0m
The Paraorchestra and FriendsBristol£2.0m