First Art

Analysis

First Art is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mansfield. It was registered in February 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, First Art reported income of £450k and spending of £446k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £427k to £450k (+5.5%), an average of +1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, First Art sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Asgill House Trust Limited (£448k), Renaissance Publishing (£450k) and The Friends of the French Institute (£448k).