The Upstagers Theatre Charity Limited

Analysis

The Upstagers Theatre Charity Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ilkley. It was registered in November 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02863136). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Upstagers Theatre Charity Limited reported income of £93k and spending of £103k, spending 111% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £24k to £93k (+291%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2023, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, The Upstagers Theatre Charity Limited sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Quay Players (£93k), Adeyfield Neighbourhood Association (£93k) and Clapham Village Hall (£93k).