esea contemporary ltd

Analysis

esea contemporary ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02137427). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, esea contemporary ltd reported income of £422k and spending of £466k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £569k to £422k (-26%), an average of -7.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 29%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, esea contemporary ltd sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include People Speak Up Ltd (£422k), Bankside Gallery Limited (£422k) and Sick! Productions Ltd. (£421k).