Upstart Projects

Analysis

Upstart Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in July 2014, 12 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Upstart Projects reported income of £107k and spending of £114k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £103k to £107k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Upstart Projects sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Cyril's Community & Young People's Project Ltd (£107k), The Solihull Manor House Charity (£107k) and The Swindon U3a (£107k).

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.