Theatre Porto

Analysis

Theatre Porto is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ellesmere Port. It was registered in December 1994, 32 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 02408067). It says it provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Theatre Porto reported income of £572k and spending of £546k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £450k to £572k (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32%. Over the whole period it spent 84% 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, Theatre Porto sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Dean Heritage Museum Trust (£572k), Phoenix Cinema Trust Limited (£573k) and The Friends of Abingdon Abbey Buildings Trust (£571k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.4%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.