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The Arts Council of England

A Registered Charity based in England

Active Registered Charity (England and Wales)

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GB-CHC-1036733
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Description

Arts Council England works to get great art to everyone by championing, developing and investing in artistic experiences that enrich people's lives. As the national development agency for the arts we support a range of artistic activities, acting as an independent body at arm's length from government. 'Achieving great art for everyone' is our 10-year strategic framework for the arts.

Also known as

  • Arts Council England
  • The Arts Council of England

CCEW Charity number

1036733

Registered

Postcode

M1 1FN

Website

artscouncil.org.uk

Domain

artscouncil.org.uk

Latest income

£941,845,043 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

The Arts Council of England

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Locations

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Depending on the data source, location may describe the headquarters of the organisation rather than the area it operates in.

Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

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Themes and activities

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This organisation has been classified using different categories:

International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)

ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

UK Charity Activity Tags

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  • Arts AR

Theme (CCEW)

  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205
  • The General Public/mankind 207

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information 307
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • National

The Arts Council of England

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Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
1994-04-19 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 496,085,000 522,662,000
2005-03-31 512,859,000 581,930,000
2006-03-31 584,158,000 634,660,000
2007-03-31 589,973,000 584,071,000
2008-03-31 588,958,000 544,896,000
2009-03-31 594,163,000 584,182,000
2010-03-31 604,204,000 621,112,000
2011-03-31 627,596,000 588,536,000
2012-03-31 613,359,000 605,002,000
2013-03-31 746,425,000 812,158,000
2014-03-31 694,686,000 638,712,000
2015-03-31 724,844,000 854,233,000
2016-03-31 732,814,000 601,174,000
2017-03-31 724,215,000 695,468,000
2018-03-31 727,478,000 973,686,000
2019-03-31 713,348,000 635,374,000
2020-03-31 742,139,000 690,403,000
2021-03-31 1,488,506,017 1,419,616,010
2022-03-31 941,845,043 952,649,738
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

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Charity people

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2022
£		 2021
£
Employees 720 618
Employees paid more than £60,000 37 34
Volunteers - -
Trustees 16
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

The Arts Council of England

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Statement of Financial Activities

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Statement of financial activities for year ended .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m 		2021
£m
Incoming resources
Donations and other voluntary income 686.8 1,230.6
Legacies 0.0 0.2
Endowments - -
Donations and legacies 686.8 1,230.8
Income from charitable activities 1.7 3.0
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 0.4 0.2
Other income 252.9 254.8
Total 941.8 1,488.7
Expenditure
Investment management - -
Other spending on raising funds - -
Spending on raising funds - -
Grants to institutions 904.4 1,362.3
Other charitable activities 48.3 57.3
Charitable activities 952.6 1,419.6
Other spending - -
Total 952.6 1,419.6
Net income / (expenditure) (10.8) 69.0

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Balance sheet

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Balance sheet at .

Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.

2022
£m 		2021
£m
Fixed assets
Tangible and intangible assets 11.9 256.3
Investment assets 0.7 0.7
12.6 257.0
Current assets
Current investment assets 193.8 210.6
Cash 90.0 189.1
Other current assets 111.9 290.7
395.7 690.4
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (380.0) (669.1)
Net current assets 15.6 21.2
Total assets less current liabilities 28.2 278.2
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (32.5) (27.4)
Net assets (excluding pension scheme) (4.2) 250.9
Defined benefit pension scheme 0.4 (0.5)
Net assets (including pension scheme) (3.8) 250.4
Funds
Endowment funds 0.7 0.7
Restricted funds 1.0 6.3
Unrestricted funds (5.6) 243.4
(3.8) 250.4

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Income from government

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According to data returned to the Charity Commission, this charity did not receive income from government grants or contracts in 2022 (the latest year with data available) or 2021.

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Grants received

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
ALB - Historic England - Heritage Protection Commissions-fy 20/21 		£50,000 ALB-Historic England-Securing the Future of Archaeological Archives in England: Investigation & Options Appraisal
The Baring Foundation £166,000 Grant to Arts Council England
The Baring Foundation £167,000 Grant to Arts Council England
The Baring Foundation £167,000 Grant to Arts Council England
The National Lottery Community Fund
Well-being 		£4,314
1 year 		Chances 4 Change
May 2007 to May 2008

Data source

Grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

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Grants made

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Data published using the 360Giving Data Standard shows this funder made 135 grants between April 2017 and March 2019.

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2019 7 grants £145,337
2018 107 grants £34,872,276
2017 21 grants £19,435,894

Data source

Grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.

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Data sources

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Charity Commission for England and Wales

Registered charities in England and Wales

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Last fetched from source: 2023-03-20

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