Art Services Grants Limited

Analysis

Art Services Grants Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1974, 52 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 01157240). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Art Services Grants Limited reported income of £5.9m and spending of £4.2m, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £7.6m to £5.9m (-22%), an average of -6.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Art Services Grants Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arundel Castle Trustees Limited (£5.9m), The Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies (£6.0m) and Hyndburn Leisure (£5.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, investments 3.7% and trading 3.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.