Gorse Hill Studios Creative Community

Analysis

Gorse Hill Studios Creative Community is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09646545). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Gorse Hill Studios Creative Community reported income of £819k and spending of £816k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £501k to £819k (+63%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 71%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Gorse Hill Studios Creative Community sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ripon Museum Trust (£819k), The York Early Music Foundation (£821k) and The Arts Emergency Service (£818k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 90%, trading 8.3% and donations and legacies 1.3%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.8%. Reserves of £349k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.