AL Elevation

Analysis

AL Elevation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, 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 other finance.

In the financial year ending August 2025, AL Elevation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £4.2m, spending 181% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £2.5m to £2.3m (-6.6%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 114% 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, AL Elevation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South London Fine Art Gallery and Library (£2.3m), Birmingham Education Partnership Limited (£2.3m) and The Alfred Gillett Trust (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £51k.