The Blackheath Halls

Analysis

The Blackheath Halls is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 01747753). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Blackheath Halls reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £884k to £1.3m (+45%), an average of +9.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, The Blackheath Halls sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include ISTA Global Arts Learning Ltd (£1.3m), Cwmni'r Fran Wen Cyf (£1.3m) and Curious Minds (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, trading 29% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.0%. Reserves of £3.9m would cover about 33 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.