Arts Alive in Shropshire and Herefordshire

Analysis

Arts Alive in Shropshire and Herefordshire is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shropshire. It was registered in March 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Arts Alive in Shropshire and Herefordshire reported income of £457k and spending of £461k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £275k to £457k (+66%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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, Arts Alive in Shropshire and Herefordshire sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Venice in Peril Fund CIO (£457k), Amscordi Limited (£458k) and The Folkestone - Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society (£456k).