PLYMOUTH CULTURE CIO

Registered charity 1193093 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Plymouth Culture exists to support the development of arts and culture across the city of Plymouth and its surrounding areas. It is a development organisation which provides leadership, strategic planning and support to the cultural sector.

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Latest income

£805k

Latest spending

£398k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £407,008 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves held at £154,886. Per the trustees' report, these reserves significantly exceed the stated policy target of approximately £55,000, providing sufficient time to secure alternative funding or meet obligations if existing streams are lost.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £60,001 - £70,000 — above the median for charities its size (£60k)

“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Employees paid over £60,000: 1

“The number of employees whose emoluments fell within the following bands was: 2025 No 1 £60,001 - £70,000” — page 18

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months operating costs, which is approximately £55,000 (held: £155k)

“The target level of free reserves is set at three months operating costs, which is approximately £55,000.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/07/2025)

Total income

£805k

Total spending

£398k

Reserves (reported)

£155k

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~4.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Lindsey Hallchair · trustee of 1 other charity
Arielle Etheridge
Daniel Andrew Baker
Jennifer Evans
Professor Christopher Bennewith
Victoria Pomery

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Cornwall · Devon · Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£805k	£398k
31/07/2024	£401k	£359k
31/07/2023	£366k	£433k
31/07/2022	£526k	£495k
31/07/2021	£579k	£424k

Common questions

Is PLYMOUTH CULTURE CIO financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £407,008 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total unrestricted reserves held at £154,886. Per the trustees' report, these reserves significantly exceed the stated policy target of approximately £55,000, providing sufficient time to secure alternative funding or meet obligations if existing streams are lost. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of PLYMOUTH CULTURE CIO earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £60,001 - £70,000 band, and 1 employees earned over £60,000.

Who funds PLYMOUTH CULTURE CIO?

Funders whose own accounts filings name PLYMOUTH CULTURE CIO as a grant recipient include LITERATURE WORKS.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
LITERATURE WORKS	FY2023	£500
LITERATURE WORKS	FY2022	£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
UK government	21/09/2023	£39k	Investment funds
UK government	13/10/2022	£135k	National Portfolio Organisations
UK government	13/10/2022	£135k	National Portfolio Organisations
UK government	22/09/2021	£67k	National Portfolio Organisations

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	2	£25k
AGE UK	1	£104k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£75k
BACKSTAGE TRUST	1	£67k
THE MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION	1	£57k
NATIONAL ART COLLECTIONS FUND	1	£50k
ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT MUSEUMS	1	£48k
THE HENRY MOORE FOUNDATION	1	£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with PLYMOUTH CHARITY TRUST.

PLYMOUTH CHARITY TRUST income £559k
PLYMOUTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX income £6.9m
SUNDERLAND CULTURE LIMITED income £2.7m
THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED income £23.4m
PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES income £1.0m
CITY OF PLYMOUTH THEATRE COMPANY income £137k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
PLYMOUTH CULTURE CIO	£805k	£60,001 - £70,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
PLYMOUTH CHARITY TRUST FY2025	£559k	£80,001 - £90,000	1	unclear	—	no doubt
PLYMOUTH CITIZENS ADVICE BUREAUX FY2025	£6.9m	£60,001 - £70,000	1	above	—	no doubt
SUNDERLAND CULTURE LIMITED FY2025	£2.7m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THEATRE ROYAL (PLYMOUTH) LIMITED FY2025	£23.4m	£90,001 - £100,000	—	above	—	no doubt
PLYMOUTH HOSPITALS GENERAL CHARITY AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES FY2025	£1.0m	—	0	above	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.