Enable Leisure and Culture
Analysis
Enable Leisure and Culture is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 09487276). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Enable Leisure and Culture reported income of £19.8m and spending of £20.6m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £9.1m to £19.8m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Enable Leisure and Culture sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Navy Museums (£19.7m), London Transport Museum Limited (£19.9m) and The Theatre Royal Bath Limited (£19.7m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 194 people.
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 2.1%
- Charitable activities 96%
- Other 1.4%
In the charity's own words
As a non-profit distributing organisation we work in partnerships with councils, charities and other bodies to deliver health, leisure and community services that enrich people's lives.We deliver high quality community services including managing local parks, staging innovative public and private events, running sports and local facilities and organising health and wellbeing programmes.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Royal Navy Museums | Portsmouth | £19.7m |
| London Transport Museum Limited | London | £19.9m |
| The Theatre Royal Bath Limited | Bath | £19.7m |
| Screenskills Limited | London | £20.0m |