The Scott Creative Arts Foundation

Analysis

The Scott Creative Arts Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in August 2016, 10 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Scott Creative Arts Foundation reported income of £24k and spending of £118k, spending 485% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £26k to £24k (-7.4%), an average of -1.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 362% 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 Scott Creative Arts Foundation sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hunton and Arrathorne Village Hall (£24k), The Friends of Little Missenden Festival (£24k) and Ramsbury Memorial Hall (£24k).

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.