Absolutely Cultured Limited

Analysis

Absolutely Cultured Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hull. It was registered in June 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09106231). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Absolutely Cultured Limited reported income of £389k and spending of £627k, spending 161% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £777k to £389k (-50%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 145% 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, Absolutely Cultured Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Quay Theatre at Sudbury (£389k), Marx Memorial Library (£392k) and Thornham Village Hall and Playing Field (£389k).

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.