Plymouth Culture CIO

Analysis

Plymouth Culture CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in January 2021, 5 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 organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Plymouth Culture CIO reported income of £400k and spending of £375k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £526k to £400k (-24%), an average of -6.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 101%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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, Plymouth Culture CIO sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lace Guild CIO (£400k), Soco Music Project (£400k) and Kew Community Trust (£399k).