Community Arts Northwest

Analysis

Community Arts Northwest is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in August 1980, 46 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 01400213). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Community Arts Northwest reported income of £292k and spending of £298k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £336k to £292k (-13%), an average of -3.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 91% 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, Community Arts Northwest sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include King's Lynn Festival Limited (£292k), The Handlebards CIO (£292k) and Carstairs Countryside Trust (£291k).