English Touring Theatre Limited

Analysis

English Touring Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in February 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 02746850). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, English Touring Theatre Limited reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.2m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £1.2m (+4.1%), an average of +1.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 74%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, English Touring 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 Blackwood Arts Centre (£1.2m), The Cornwall Heritage Trust Limited (£1.2m) and Newark Preparatory School Company Limited (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 72%, charitable activities 17%, trading 8.5% and investments 1.9%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 8.1%. Reserves of £1.6m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.