Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limited

Analysis

Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01749730). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2022, Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limited reported income of £2.0m and spending of £2.2m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 2 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2022, income fell from £2.1m to £2.0m (-3.6%), an average of -3.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Association for Cultural Advancement Through Visual Art Limited sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Early Childhood Partnership (£2.0m), Rennie Grove Hospice Care (£2.0m) and Noa Girls (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 71%, donations and legacies 17% and trading 13%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £612k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 22 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.