Mainspring Arts

Analysis

Mainspring Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancaster. It was registered in February 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Mainspring Arts reported income of £23k and spending of £33k, spending 140% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £37k to £23k (-38%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 304%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Mainspring 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 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Horton and Little Sodbury Village Hall and Recreation Ground (£23k), Ilfracombe Art & Craft Society (£23k) and Brocton Village Institute (£23k).