Penwith Galleries Limited

Analysis

Penwith Galleries Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in September 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01067234). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Penwith Galleries Limited reported income of £335k and spending of £299k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £170k to £335k (+97%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 79% 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, Penwith Galleries Limited sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Babbacombe Cliff Railway CIO (£335k), North Wales Music Tuition Centres (£335k) and The Base Greenham (£335k).