Pilot Theatre Limited

Analysis

Pilot Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in July 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01956167). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Pilot Theatre Limited reported income of £786k and spending of £864k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £558k to £786k (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Pilot Theatre Limited sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 1927 Productions Limited (£785k), British Textile Biennial (£786k) and Boy Blue (£783k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69% and charitable activities 30%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Reserves of £370k would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.

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.