FACT Liverpool

Analysis

FACT Liverpool is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in May 1990, 36 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 02391543). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, FACT Liverpool reported income of £1.9m and spending of £2.1m, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.7m to £1.9m (+11%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, FACT Liverpool sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Active Communities Network Limited (£1.9m), The Torch Theatre Company Limited (£1.9m) and Headlong Theatre Limited (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 60% and charitable activities 40%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Reserves of £380k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 41 people.