The Childrens Art School

Analysis

The Childrens Art School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Holmfirth. It was registered in April 2015, 11 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 services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Childrens Art School reported income of £185k and spending of £194k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £136k to £185k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 85%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, The Childrens Art School sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The HMS Trincomalee Trust (£185k), We'll Meet Again Museum (£185k) and Grimethorpe Colliery Band Limited (£185k).