The Ropewalk (Barton) Ltd

Analysis

The Ropewalk (Barton) Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Lincs. It was registered in April 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 company (Companies House number 12830491). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ropewalk (Barton) Ltd reported income of £306k and spending of £333k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2025, income grew from £261k to £306k (+17%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Ropewalk (Barton) Ltd 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 Shubbak:a Window on Contemporary Arab Culture (£305k), The Sutton Hoo Ship's Company (£306k) and Royal Society of Painters in Water Colours (£305k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.