Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre

Analysis

Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in May 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, 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 December 2025, Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre reported income of £115k and spending of £245k, spending 213% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £582k to £115k (-80%), an average of -33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, Sterts Arts and Environmental Centre sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Samuel Courtauld Trust (£115k), Bala Lake Railway Trust (£115k) and The Chelwood and District Welfare Association (C a D W a ) (£115k).