Plymouth Arts Cinema

Analysis

Plymouth Arts Cinema is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Plymouth. It was registered in January 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02324916). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Plymouth Arts Cinema reported income of £235k and spending of £236k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £182k to £235k (+29%), an average of +6.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 105% 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, Plymouth Arts Cinema sits at the 87th percentile: it is larger than about 87% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 83rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst (£235k), The Beckford Tower Trust (£235k) and The Chaucer Heritage Trust (£235k).