The Arable Group Limited

Analysis

The Arable Group Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cambridge. It was registered in November 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00192460). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Arable Group Limited reported income of £376k and spending of £311k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £385k to £376k (-2.3%), an average of -0.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income rose by 27%. 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, The Arable Group Limited 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 Mimosa House CIO (£376k), Leo Baeck Institute Limited (£376k) and The Television Workshop (£375k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.