The Rye Wurlitzer Academy

Analysis

The Rye Wurlitzer Academy is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in St. Leonards-on-Sea. It was registered in May 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, 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 buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Rye Wurlitzer Academy reported income of £43k and spending of £28k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £17k to £43k (+155%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 195%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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 Rye Wurlitzer Academy sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association (£43k), Buxton & District U3a (£43k) and The Stratford Upon Avon Chamber Music Society (£43k).