The Centre for British Photography

Analysis

The Centre for British Photography is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, 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, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Centre for British Photography reported income of £217k and spending of £163k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £11k to £217k (+1873%), an average of +111% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 15183%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, The Centre for British Photography sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include High Peak Community Arts Limited (£217k), Brighton Early Music Festival Limited (£217k) and Sussex Heritage Trust Limited (£217k).