Mortal Fools

Analysis

Mortal Fools is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northumberland. It was registered in August 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 08102487). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mortal Fools reported income of £620k and spending of £656k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £486k to £620k (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. 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, Mortal Fools 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 The Suffolk Punch Trust (£620k), Clapton Common Boys Club (£621k) and Maddermarket Theatre Trust Limited (£620k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £209k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.