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The Arts Council of England (ACE)

The Arts Council of England is a Executive NDPB sponsored by Department for Culture, Media and Sport. The national funding body for the arts, museums and libraries in England. It is responsible for developing and improving the knowledge, understanding and practise of the arts and to increase the accessibility of the arts to the public through the distribution of exchequer money from central government and revenue from the National Lottery.

Regional Remit

ACE operates in England. Their headquarters are located in North West England.


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Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0 Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025

2023/24 Chair's Name

Nicholas Serota

Established

1946

Ombudsman

Parliamentary & Health Service Ombudsman

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Finances

This figure provides an overview of The Arts Council of England’s income and expenditure during the 2023/24 financial year.

Some ALBs, such as those with Trading Fund status, do not classify their spending data by RDEL, CDEL, and AME and will report £0 for these values.
For more information regarding RDEL, CDEL and AME, please see our analysis of ALB Spending.

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Staffing

The figure below shows the types of staff employed by The Arts Council of England on 31 March 2024.


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Arms Length Bodies

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