Creative Kernow Limited

Analysis

Creative Kernow Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cornwall. It was registered in May 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01727731). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Creative Kernow Limited reported income of £2.4m and spending of £2.4m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £2.5m to £2.4m (-5.1%), an average of -1.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Creative Kernow Limited sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Applied Microbiology International (£2.4m), Firstsite Limited (£2.4m) and The Bluecoat (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68%, donations and legacies 25% and charitable activities 5.1%. Charitable activities took 31% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £275k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.