Art of the Puppet Limited

Analysis

Art of the Puppet Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 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 01386096). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Art of the Puppet Limited reported income of £207k and spending of £191k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £129k to £207k (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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 of the Puppet Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Kielder Water and Forest Park Development Trust (£207k), AMP Music Yorkshire (£207k) and The Riot Ensemble (£207k).