Contains Art CIO

Analysis

Contains Art CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and 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 buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Contains Art CIO reported income of £330k and spending of £302k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £167k to £330k (+98%), an average of +26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Contains Art CIO sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fluxus Art Projects (£330k), Brighton Toy and Model Museum (£331k) and Prime Theatre (£330k).