Society of Women Artists Limited

Analysis

Society of Women Artists Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in December 1987, 39 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 02190577). It says it acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Society of Women Artists Limited reported income of £87k and spending of £91k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £54k to £87k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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, Society of Women Artists Limited sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hurn Court Opera (£87k), Chester Music Society (£87k) and Northern Dance (£87k).