Buxton Civic Association Limited

Analysis

Buxton Civic Association Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in April 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 00944439). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Buxton Civic Association Limited reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.6m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £561k to £1.6m (+185%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2021, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Buxton Civic Association Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Severn Valley Railway Charitable Trust Limited (£1.6m), The Rothschild Archive Limited (£1.6m) and Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 54%, trading 31% and donations and legacies 13%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £10k. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £145k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 36 people.

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