The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Great Britain and Ireland

Analysis

The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Great Britain and Ireland is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheshire. It was registered in August 2016, 10 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 sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Great Britain and Ireland reported income of £25k and spending of £11k, leaving 57% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £6,450 to £25k (+291%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 88% 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 Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Great Britain and Ireland sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 55% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 49th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kislingbury Village Hall (£25k), Saddleworth Male Voice Choir (£25k) and The Thurlestone Parish Hall (£25k).