Motionhouse

Analysis

Motionhouse is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Warwickshire. It was registered in July 1990, 36 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 02515820). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Motionhouse reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.3m, spending 105% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £921k to £1.2m (+34%), an average of +7.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 45%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Motionhouse 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 City of London Sinfonia Limited (£1.2m), Oriel Davies Gallery (£1.2m) and Conway Hall Ethical Society (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and investments 1.1%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £628k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 19 people.