Midlands Arts Centre

Analysis

Midlands Arts Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00718349). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Midlands Arts Centre reported income of £5.8m and spending of £6.3m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £4.6m to £5.8m (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Midlands Arts Centre sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Worthing Theatres & Museum (£5.8m), Colchester Mercury Theatre Limited (£5.8m) and St Bartholomew's Heritage (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 38%, donations and legacies 32% and charitable activities 29%. Charitable activities took 66% of spending and raising funds 32%. Reserves of £336k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 199 people.