Activities

As described by the charity on the register

To run The Anvil (concert hall) ,The Haymarket (theatre) and The Forge (studio) to provide cultural live performance events for Basingstoke, Hampshire and surrounding areas as well as a year-round programme of participatory and educational work for all communities.

Latest income

£6.9m

Expenditure

£7.3m

Financial year end

2025-03-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-03-31 £2.0m £1.6m
2022-03-31 £3.9m £3.9m
2023-03-31 £6.1m £6.0m
2024-03-31 £6.4m £6.5m
2025-03-31 £6.9m £7.3m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-03-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £632k
Charitable activities £6.2m
Trading £0
Investment income £105k
Total income £6.9m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.2m
Raising funds £145k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £14k
Total expenditure £7.3m

Balance sheet

Reserves £1.9m
Total funds £2.1m
— restricted £237k
— unrestricted £1.9m
— endowment £0
Total assets £2.1m
Cash £1.5m

People

Employees 151

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Economic/community Development/employment

Who it helps

  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.