Orient Foundation for Arts & Culture
Analysis
Orient Foundation for Arts & Culture is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in September 1983, 43 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 01749152). It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Orient Foundation for Arts & Culture reported income of £240k and spending of £210k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £226k to £240k (+6.3%), an average of +1.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Orient Foundation for Arts & Culture sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ridgewood Community Association (£240k), New Generation Europe Foundation (£241k) and Furniture History Society (£240k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The principal activity of the Foundation is education and social development, especially in relation to the conservation and revitalisation of classical Indian and Tibetan knowledge and arts traditions through multimedia documentation, the archiving of documentary resources, and the continued development of regional and international access to these resources.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Community Association | Bristol | £240k |
| New Generation Europe Foundation | London | £241k |
| Furniture History Society | Oxfordshire | £240k |
| The St Endellion Festivals Trust | London | £241k |