Chester Visual Arts
Analysis
Chester Visual Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Flintshire. It was registered in November 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 10549768). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending April 2025, Chester Visual Arts reported income of £20k and spending of £14k, leaving 30% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £15k to £20k (+35%), an average of +7.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 337%. Over the whole period it spent 141% of the income it received.
Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Chester Visual Arts sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of East Hunsbury Primary School (£20k), Leighterton School PTFA (£20k) and Jonathan Scott Foundation (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Chester Visual Arts co-ordinates visual art activities, putting on programmes of local, national and international events, exhibitions and public activities. It aims to provide a permanent public visual arts gallery in the City of Chester for the benefit and education of the wider and visiting public of the North West region.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Friends of East Hunsbury Primary School | Northampton | £20k |
| Leighterton School PTFA | Gloucestershire | £20k |
| Jonathan Scott Foundation | Penrith | £20k |
| The Russian Orthodox Drug Rehabilitation Centre for Women with Children | London | £20k |