Spark 21
Analysis
Spark 21 is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Buckinghamshire. It was registered in June 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09832061). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Spark 21 reported income of £68k and spending of £48k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2020 to April 2025, income fell from £82k to £68k (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 146%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Spark 21 sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 65th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of York Art Gallery (£68k), Orchestra for the Earth (£68k) and St Peter's and St Paul's Marlborough Trust Limited (£68k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objectives of Spark21 are to:advance education in the subject of women in the legal and other professions;promote equality and diversity and in particular the elimination of discrimination on the ground ofgender; andadvance the arts, in particular but without limitation by commissioning, establishing, maintaining,publishing and performing (as applicable) works of art.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of York Art Gallery | York | £68k |
| Orchestra for the Earth | Oxfordshire | £68k |
| St Peter's and St Paul's Marlborough Trust Limited | Wiltshire | £68k |
| East Sussex Federation of Women's Institutes | East Sussex | £68k |