Rye Heritage Centre

Analysis

Rye Heritage Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rye. It was registered in February 2020, 6 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 provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Rye Heritage Centre reported income of £70k and spending of £58k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £30k to £70k (+134%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 76%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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, Rye Heritage Centre sits at the 74th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Iods Theatre Company CIO (£70k), The Allhallows Museum of Honiton (£70k) and Vale of Berkeley Railway Charitable Trust (£70k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.