Purple Patch Arts

Analysis

Purple Patch Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07047385). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Purple Patch Arts reported income of £544k and spending of £439k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £305k to £544k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Purple Patch Arts 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Esteem (£543k), Mid Devon Mobility (£544k) and Age Concern Newbury and District (£543k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £205k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.