The Black-E

Analysis

The Black-E is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in October 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01056472). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Black-E reported income of £287k and spending of £334k, spending 116% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £308k to £287k (-6.8%), an average of -1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 88%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Black-E sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Collective Encounters (£287k), European Survey Research Association (£287k) and Shaftesbury Arts Centre (£287k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.