Take Art Limited

Analysis

Take Art Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in February 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02203943). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Take Art Limited reported income of £547k and spending of £585k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £465k to £547k (+18%), an average of +4.1% a year. 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, Take Art Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Association for Art History (£545k), Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution (£547k) and The African People's Historical Monument Foundation (Black Cultural Archives) Limited (£545k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, investments 2.2% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £124k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 10 people.