Black Swan Arts Ltd
Analysis
Black Swan Arts Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Frome. It was registered in September 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01944551). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Black Swan Arts Ltd reported income of £237k and spending of £241k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £114k to £237k (+107%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Black Swan Arts Ltd 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 Norfolk and Norwich Operatic Society (£236k), Since 9/11 (£237k) and Ely Museum CIO (£236k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Exhibitions and promotion of the ArtsEducational Workshops, talks and outreach workPreservation of the property, formerly the Black Swan Inn
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Norfolk and Norwich Operatic Society | Norwich | £236k |
| Since 9/11 | Cambridge | £237k |
| Ely Museum CIO | Cambridgeshire | £236k |
| The Peace Museum | Shipley | £237k |