Artis Community/Cymuned Ltd
Analysis
Artis Community/Cymuned Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in RCT. 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 08179226). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Artis Community/Cymuned Ltd reported income of £633k and spending of £695k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £333k to £633k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Artis Community/Cymuned Ltd 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 Brighter Sound Ltd (£632k), Institute of International Visual Arts (£633k) and Morecambe Bay Partnership (£631k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 46% and donations and legacies 38%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. It employed 17 people.
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 38%
- Charitable activities 46%
- Other 16%
In the charity's own words
community art activities in Rhondda Cynon Taf and surronding area
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Brighter Sound Ltd | Manchester | £632k |
| Institute of International Visual Arts | London | £633k |
| Morecambe Bay Partnership | Cumbria | £631k |
| The Silk Heritage Trust | Macclesfield | £635k |