Flatpack Projects
Analysis
Flatpack Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in July 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 and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Flatpack Projects reported income of £602k and spending of £612k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £338k to £602k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 143%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, Flatpack Projects sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Tamasha Theatre Company Limited (£601k), Innovation for Agriculture (£602k) and Frome Memorial Theatre Trust (£600k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 55% and donations and legacies 45%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £90k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 45%
- Trading 55%
In the charity's own words
Flatpack aims to promote appreciation of and education in the arts and their associated technologies, especially but not exclusively those of the cinema, film and other forms of moving images, through the production and performance of festivals, workshops, seminars, projects, events, online resources, new media and in any other ways as we may decide from time to time.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tamasha Theatre Company Limited | Coldharbour Lane | £601k |
| Innovation for Agriculture | Warwickshire | £602k |
| Frome Memorial Theatre Trust | Frome | £600k |
| Balletboyz Ltd | Kingston Upon Thames | £604k |