Norwich Arts Centre Limited

Analysis

Norwich Arts Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norwich. It was registered in January 1978, 48 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 01329092). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Norwich Arts Centre Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £494k to £1.1m (+119%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 60%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Norwich Arts Centre Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ballet Black (£1.1m), Bath City Farm (£1.1m) and The Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, trading 25% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 80% of spending and raising funds 19%. Reserves of £99k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.