New Brewery Arts Limited

Analysis

New Brewery Arts Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Gloucestershire. It was registered in July 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02388534). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending February 2025, New Brewery Arts Limited reported income of £904k and spending of £999k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £685k to £904k (+32%), an average of +7.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 122% 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, New Brewery Arts Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South East Dance Limited (£902k), NK Theatre Arts (£905k) and The Kimmeridge Trust (£902k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 56%, charitable activities 41% and donations and legacies 3.3%. Charitable activities took 52% of spending and raising funds 48%. Reserves of £43k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.