National Stone Centre(The)

Analysis

National Stone Centre(The) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in September 1985, 41 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 company (Companies House number 01817304). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, National Stone Centre(The) reported income of £71k and spending of £113k, spending 159% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £112k to £71k (-37%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 135% 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, National Stone Centre(The) sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 74% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Aylesford Community Centre (£71k), Dorchester Ballet and Dance Club (£71k) and Fylde Transport Trust (£71k).

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.