Cheltenham Arts Council

Analysis

Cheltenham Arts Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cheltenham. It was registered in May 1977, 49 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Cheltenham Arts Council reported income of £31k and spending of £30k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £9,641 to £31k (+225%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 206%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Cheltenham Arts Council sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Scarisbrick Hall Trust (£31k), The Midland Railway Society (£31k) and Ongar and District Young Farmers Club (£31k).