Spads

Analysis

Spads is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Letchworth Garden City. It was registered in June 2022, 4 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.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Spads reported income of £59k and spending of £57k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 4 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2026, income grew from £25k to £59k (+134%), an average of +33% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Spads sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cymdeithas Eisteddfodau Cymru (£59k), Chester Folk Festival (£59k) and Uphill Village Society (£59k).