Basingstoke Multicultural Forum

Analysis

Basingstoke Multicultural Forum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Basingstoke. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 08121730). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Basingstoke Multicultural Forum reported income of £66k and spending of £73k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £23k to £66k (+181%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 119% 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, Basingstoke Multicultural Forum sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Musical Youth Productions (£66k), Leigh Folk Arts Association (£66k) and Association for the Understanding of Artificial Intelligence (£66k).

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.