Artswork Limited

Analysis

Artswork Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southampton. It was registered in October 1988, 38 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 02150619). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Artswork Limited reported income of £1.9m and spending of £1.7m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £2.4m to £1.9m (-18%), an average of -4.8% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Artswork Limited 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 The Bath Preservation Trust Ltd (£1.9m), The International Youth Foundation (£1.9m) and The Learning Through Landscapes Trust (£1.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 3.6%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £721k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.