Outside in Art

Analysis

Outside in Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Outside in Art reported income of £572k and spending of £605k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £937k to £572k (-39%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Outside in Art sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Small Saints Pre-School (£572k), Absolute Support Leading Light (£572k) and Coastlands (£571k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 83%, trading 10% and investments 7.1%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 3.4%. Reserves of £46k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.