Bath Arts Workshop Limited
Analysis
Bath Arts Workshop Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in July 1973, 53 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01114273). It says it provides human resources.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bath Arts Workshop Limited reported income of £389k and spending of £397k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £134k to £389k (+190%), an average of +30% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, Bath Arts Workshop Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Friends of the International Lyric Art Festival (£388k), Foxfield Light Railway Society Limited (£389k) and Fenwick Charitable Trust (£388k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote, encourage and increase the appreciation and understanding by the public of the arts generally including dramatic art, visual art, musical art and literary art.To promote education in all sections of the community in the cultural and creative arts.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| International Friends of the International Lyric Art Festival | London | £388k |
| Foxfield Light Railway Society Limited | Staffordshire | £389k |
| Fenwick Charitable Trust | Devon | £388k |
| Cartoon Art Trust Limited | London | £389k |