Severn Arts

Analysis

Severn Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wr2 4bn. It was registered in October 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11033978). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Severn Arts reported income of £2.8m and spending of £2.5m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.8m (+56%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Severn Arts sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Family Society (£2.8m), Bromley Third Sector Enterprise CIO (£2.8m) and Bosence Farm Community Limited (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60% and charitable activities 40%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £882k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 88 people.