Independent Arts

Analysis

Independent Arts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Isle of Wight. It was registered in August 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02147908). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Independent Arts reported income of £439k and spending of £375k, spending 85% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £377k to £439k (+17%), an average of +3.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Independent Arts sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North Norfolk Community Transport (£439k), Suffolk Befriending Scheme for People with Learning Disabilities (£439k) and Darul Uloom Foundation (£439k).