Brentwood Arts Council

Analysis

Brentwood Arts Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in February 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brentwood Arts Council reported income of £12k and spending of £15k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1,958 to £12k (+491%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 6645%. Over the whole period it spent 136% 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, Brentwood Arts Council sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include City of Bath Brass Band (£12k), Forty Green Community Hall Trust (£12k) and The Lions Part (£12k).