Barnsley Theatre Trust (1998) Limited

Analysis

Barnsley Theatre Trust (1998) Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnsley. It was registered in September 1993, 33 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 02851763). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Barnsley Theatre Trust (1998) Limited reported income of £491k and spending of £454k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £128k to £491k (+283%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 101% 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, Barnsley Theatre Trust (1998) Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Youth and Community Connexions (£491k), Pendle Hippodrome Theatre Limited (£491k) and Burgh House CIO (£491k).