The Basement Door

Analysis

The Basement Door is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Twickenham. It was registered in February 2018, 8 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Basement Door reported income of £55k and spending of £44k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £49k to £55k (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 182%. 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, The Basement Door sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Walton and Weybridge Amateur Operatic Society (£55k), Epping Forest Horology Centre (£55k) and The Waterloo Association (£55k).