Stanley Arts
Analysis
Stanley Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Stanley Arts reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £494k to £1.4m (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Stanley Arts sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland (£1.4m), Falklands Conservation (£1.4m) and Wallscourt Foundation (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 64%, charitable activities 32% and trading 3.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £145k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 64%
- Charitable activities 32%
- Trading 3.7%
- Investments 0.2%
- Other 0.0%
In the charity's own words
Stanley Arts aims to be one of South London's premiere arts and performance venues, providing our local community with a vital home for cultural expression and discovery. As a radically inclusive space we seek to foreground under-represented voices, providing artists of colour and LGBTQIA creatives with a platform to reach out to audiences across South London and beyond.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland | London | £1.4m |
| Falklands Conservation | Bedfordshire | £1.4m |
| Wallscourt Foundation | Bristol | £1.4m |
| Thinktank Trust | Birmingham | £1.4m |