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Ware Arts Centre Limited

RegisteredRegistered charity number 276998HertfordshireArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£229k2026-03-31
Spending£301ksame year
Spent / received95%5-year average
Size in its cause87th pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered1979Charitable company
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Ware Arts Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hertfordshire. It was registered in March 1979, 47 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01393436). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Ware Arts Centre Limited reported income of £229k and spending of £301k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £201k to £229k (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 42%. 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, Ware Arts Centre Limited sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include We Are the Minories (£229k), Clipston Village Hall (£229k) and Astley Burf Camp Trust (£229k).

Income and spending

£0£83k£167k£250k£333k2022 Income: £200,7002022 Spending: £151,30220222023 Income: £218,2852023 Spending: £143,07020232024 Income: £235,2902024 Spending: £228,83520242025 Income: £333,2482025 Spending: £327,49720252026 Income: £229,0112026 Spending: £300,5212026
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

An arts centre in a heritage building with activities including the performing arts and community spaces. Conservation of a historic listed building.

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We Are the MinoriesColchester£229k
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Astley Burf Camp TrustDudley£229k
The Makers Guild in WalesCardiff£229k