The Arts Society Beverley

Analysis

The Arts Society Beverley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Beverley. It was registered in September 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, The Arts Society Beverley reported income of £14k and spending of £14k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £10k to £14k (+36%), an average of +8.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2023, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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 Arts Society Beverley sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include William Byrd Singers of Manchester (£14k), Bournemouth Chamber Music Society (£14k) and Chapel-En-Le-Frith Ladies Choir (£14k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.