Arts Factory Ltd

Analysis

Arts Factory Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ferndale. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02491685). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Arts Factory Ltd reported income of £738k and spending of £474k, leaving 36% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to March 2026, income grew from £486k to £738k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 106%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Arts Factory Ltd sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Huddersfield Methodist Circuit (£737k), Turtle Key Arts Centre Trust (£738k) and Tendring Community Transport (£737k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 48%, charitable activities 30% and trading 22%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £639k would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 4 people.