Bancroft's Decorative and Fine Arts Society

Analysis

Bancroft's Decorative and Fine Arts Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Essex. It was registered in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Bancroft's Decorative and Fine Arts Society reported income of £13k and spending of £9,056, leaving 31% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £4,882 to £13k (+167%), an average of +28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 227%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Bancroft's Decorative and Fine Arts Society sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Kimpton Players (£13k), Martlesham Heath Aviation Society (£13k) and Burbage Primary School PTFA (£13k).