UK Friends of the National Ballet of Canada

Analysis

UK Friends of the National Ballet of Canada is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 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 makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, UK Friends of the National Ballet of Canada reported income of £14k and spending of £22k, spending 152% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £250 to £14k (+5698%), an average of +176% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 700%. Over the whole period it spent 155% 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, UK Friends of the National Ballet of Canada sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1st Turners Hill and Crawley Down Scout Group (£14k), Southport Photographic Society (£14k) and Buxton Festival Foundation (£14k).