Artizan International

Analysis

Artizan International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in February 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Artizan International reported income of £563k and spending of £597k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £326k to £563k (+73%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 123%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Artizan International 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aylsham and District Care Trust (£563k), Spectrum Gaming (£563k) and Topcats (£563k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 86%, donations and legacies 13% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £63k. Reserves of £511k would cover about 10 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.