Solent Sky Ltd

Analysis

Solent Sky Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Romsey. It was registered in September 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, 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 00960329). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Solent Sky Ltd reported income of £202k and spending of £262k, spending 130% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £288k to £202k (-30%), an average of -8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Solent Sky Ltd sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Telling (£202k), City Music Foundation (£202k) and Can't Sit Still (£202k).