Culture Warrington

Analysis

Culture Warrington is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warrington. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07974406). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Culture Warrington reported income of £4.5m and spending of £4.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £4.5m (+123%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Culture Warrington 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Criterion Theatre Trust (£4.4m), The Performing Right Society Foundation (£4.5m) and National Coal Mining Museum for England Trust Ltd (£4.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 70 people.