The Arts Society Cavendish

Analysis

The Arts Society Cavendish is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derbyshire. It was registered in October 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Arts Society Cavendish reported income of £18k and spending of £16k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £15k to £18k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 26%. 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 Arts Society Cavendish sits at the 46th percentile: it is larger than about 46% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Broom Village Hall (£18k), Fylingdales Village Hall Trust (£18k) and Purbeck University of the Third Age (£18k).