Lewes Community Screen

Analysis

Lewes Community Screen is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lewes. It was registered in February 2013, 13 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 08298751). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Lewes Community Screen reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.3m to £3.2m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Lewes Community Screen sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mary Rose Trust (£3.2m), Ballet Rambert Limited (£3.2m) and Chiswick House and Gardens Trust (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 39%, charitable activities 38%, donations and legacies 20% and investments 3.2%. Charitable activities took 59% of spending and raising funds 41%. Reserves of £4.0m would cover about 15 months of spending at that rate. It employed 67 people.