Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Analysis

Academy of St Martin in the Fields is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Soho. It was registered in April 1984, 42 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 01808488). It says it provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Academy of St Martin in the Fields reported income of £4.6m and spending of £4.1m, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £4.6m (+347%), an average of +45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Academy of St Martin in the Fields sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Battersea Arts Centre (£4.6m), The Henley Festival Trust (£4.6m) and Portsmouth Historic Quarter Trust (£4.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61% and donations and legacies 20%. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.9%. Reserves of £1.9m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.