Future Arts Centres frequently conducts research about arts centres for the benefit of our members.

Salary benchmarking

Annual salary benchmarking provides arts centre leaders with invaluable data for staffing (password protected).

Sector Insight Report

In 2024, we published a Sector Insight Report which analysed data from financial statements of arts centres for 2022/23. It showed that the total value of the UK sector is over £200m, however arts centres are under huge financial pressures, as a result of COVID recovery, high inflation and the cost of living crisis, with reports that 56% finished 23/24 with below target reserves.

Pulse surveys

We regularly invite members to answer rapid ‘pulse surveys’ on key topics, and share the results with the network to equip leaders with up to date benchmarking and insightful comparisons.