The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences

Analysis

The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1967, 59 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. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences reported income of £72.1m and spending of £56.2m, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24.4m to £72.1m (+196%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 77%. Over the whole period it spent 82% 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 Corporation of the Hall of Arts and Sciences sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ako Foundation (£70.2m), The Royal Society of Chemistry (£75.6m) and Wjec Cbac Limited (£66.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, trading 22%, donations and legacies 6.4% and investments 5.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 1.4%. Reserves of £35k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 478 people.