midlands arts centre

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin, and the general public. Midlands Arts Centre is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing buildings, facilities, or open space. The charity is based in Birmingham and operates in Birmingham City.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Midlands Arts Centre, MAC, exists to make innovative, creative arts activities an important part of people's lives. MAC is the most visited arts centre in the Midlands, with almost 1,000,000 visitors a year who come to MAC to enjoy theatre performances, music, comedy, plays for children, literature and poetry events, courses, family shows, films, dance performances and free exhibitions.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Birmingham City

Financial Information

Latest Income

£5,694,712

Latest Expenditure

£5,640,744

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 67.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 67.7%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 33.3%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,160,942

Charitable Activities £1,461,773

Other Trading £2,042,923

Investments £29,074

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,820,737

Raising Funds £1,820,007

Governance £59,208

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£5,694,712	£5,640,744	£3,820,737	£4,767,799	£750,094	199 / 5
2023	£5,676,927	£5,881,229	£4,137,712	£4,713,830	£729,574	196 / 6
2022	£4,576,511	£4,498,859	£3,502,582	£4,918,132	£685,056	213 / 0
2021	£4,449,228	£2,978,297	£2,952,029	£4,840,479	£413,571	154 / 1
2020	£5,146,262	£5,226,604	£4,055,875	£3,369,547	£631,771	213 / 77