The Enterprise

Analysis

The Enterprise is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in August 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Enterprise reported income of £19k and spending of £21k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £21k to £19k (-8.4%), an average of -2.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 109% 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 Enterprise sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Richmond Orchestra (£19k), Fremington Parish Hall (£19k) and Ham Farm Festival (£19k).

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.