The Persian Cultural Centre

Analysis

The Persian Cultural Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in March 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes 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.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Persian Cultural Centre reported income of £11k and spending of £12k, spending 114% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income fell from £21k to £11k (-51%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 115%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 Persian Cultural Centre sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Choir of the 21st Century (£11k), The Doncaster Wheatsheaf Singers (£11k) and Nene Valley Community Band (£11k).