Interplay Theatre Trust

Analysis

Interplay Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in December 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02563239). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Interplay Theatre Trust reported income of £264k and spending of £293k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £241k to £264k (+9.5%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Interplay Theatre Trust sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 84th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Living Faith Temple (£264k), Dudley Crossroads (£264k) and Swansea Mind (£264k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.