Wac Arts

Analysis

Wac Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01158819). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Wac Arts reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £2.1m to £2.0m (-3.2%), an average of -0.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wac Arts sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Age UK Cambridgeshire and Peterborough (£2.0m), Tees Rivers Charitable Trust (£2.0m) and Racing Industry Accident Benefit Scheme (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 88% and donations and legacies 11%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £11k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 87 people.

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.