Yiewsley and West Drayton Arts Council

Analysis

Yiewsley and West Drayton Arts Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Drayton. It was registered in July 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Yiewsley and West Drayton Arts Council reported income of £27k and spending of £29k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £30k to £27k (-9.4%), an average of -2.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 129% 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, Yiewsley and West Drayton Arts Council sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Village Hall (£27k), Churchill Music (£27k) and Whalley Village Hall Community Association (£27k).

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.