The Budleigh Salterton Arts Centre and Museum

Analysis

The Budleigh Salterton Arts Centre and Museum is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Budleigh Salterton. It was registered in March 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The Budleigh Salterton Arts Centre and Museum reported income of £29k and spending of £20k, leaving 29% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income fell from £64k to £29k (-55%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income dropped by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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 Budleigh Salterton Arts Centre and Museum sits at the 58th percentile: it is larger than about 58% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sodbury Vale Musical Comedy Club (£29k), Barclay 1964 (£29k) and Barford Community Charity (£29k).