Sunday Assembly

Analysis

Sunday Assembly is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08818905). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2024, Sunday Assembly reported income of £18k and spending of £25k, spending 138% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2024, income fell from £37k to £18k (-52%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 116% 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, Sunday Assembly sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Leeds Arts Centre (£18k), Marchington Village Hall (£18k) and Class 45/1 Preservation Society (£18k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity's latest annual return or accounts as overdue. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.