The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited

Analysis

The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00790136). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.0m to £1.4m (+40%), an average of +8.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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, The Burlington Magazine Publications Limited sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beis Soroh Schenierer Seminary (£1.4m), The St Michael Steiner School Ltd (£1.4m) and Rotunda Ltd (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 73% and donations and legacies 27%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £86k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 14 people.