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Commonword Enterprises Ltd

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1152499ManchesterArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£269k2025-03-31
Spending£218ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause88th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2013Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Commonword Enterprises Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05870623). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Commonword Enterprises Ltd reported income of £269k and spending of £218k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £96k to £269k (+179%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Commonword Enterprises Ltd sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The BCN Society (£269k), South Kerrier Heritage Trust (£269k) and The Groundlings Theatre Trust (£269k).

Income and spending

£0£67k£135k£202k£269k2021 Income: £96,4452021 Spending: £123,66420212022 Income: £150,4502022 Spending: £152,13020222023 Income: £107,2952023 Spending: £110,04820232024 Income: £209,0292024 Spending: £189,02220242025 Income: £269,0722025 Spending: £218,3932025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

We are a writing development agency running workshops, literature events, seminars, running competitions and occasional events. As part of our activities, from time to time we publish physical books averaging 2 per year and e-books averaging 2 per year.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
The BCN SocietyWhitchurch£269k
South Kerrier Heritage TrustHelston£269k
The Groundlings Theatre TrustPortsmouth£269k
William Walton and LA Mortella TrustItaly£270k