At the end of last year the Arts Council released an analysis of the 2010/11 returns of 829 of its 843 Regularly Funded Organisations. The report inludes a wealth of data and suggests that the sector is holding its own in these challenging economic times. Among its findings:
- London-based organisations (some of which have national remits) dominated the portfolio. They received 50 per cent of the total Arts Council England subsidy, put on 29 per cent of the total number of activities and reached 52 per cent of the total audience.
- Job numbers were holding up: permanent staff increased by 1%, contractual staff by 3%, and volunteers by 18% on the previous year. 17% of staff were from Black or minority ethnic backgrounds, a small decline on the previous year, while the proportion of disabled staff remained at 2%.
- Earned income and local authority increased from 2009/10 by 6% and 3% respectively. Other public subsidy increased by 20% while Arts Council England subsidy increased by 2%.
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