Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited

Analysis

Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in November 1963, 63 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 00702834). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited reported income of £756k and spending of £734k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £286k to £756k (+165%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 87% 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, Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bristol Pride (£756k), UD Music Foundation (£763k) and Emergency Exit Arts (£756k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 64%, donations and legacies 20% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £278k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.