The Whitaker Organisation

Analysis

The Whitaker Organisation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rossendale. It was registered in April 2023, 3 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 buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Whitaker Organisation reported income of £384k and spending of £483k, spending 126% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2024 to March 2026, income fell from £600k to £384k (-36%), an average of -20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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 Whitaker Organisation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cornubian Arts and Science Trust (£382k), Copenhagen Youth Project (£384k) and Wickham Community Association (£382k).