Gwent Ballet Theatre Limited

Analysis

Gwent Ballet Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02535169). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Gwent Ballet Theatre Limited reported income of £1.1m and spending of £1.1m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £711k to £1.1m (+61%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Gwent Ballet Theatre Limited sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gilbert Trust for the Arts (£1.1m), Insole Court Trust/Ymddiriedolaeth CWRT Insole (£1.1m) and Travaux Sauvages Limited (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, donations and legacies 11% and trading 1.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £228k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.