The Pleasance Theatre Trust

Analysis

The Pleasance Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1995, 31 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 03130433). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending November 2025, The Pleasance Theatre Trust reported income of £5.5m and spending of £5.3m, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £5.5m (+270%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2022, when income rose by 173%. Over the whole period it spent 100% 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 Pleasance Theatre Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South West Lakes Trust (£5.5m), Sheffield Museums Trust (£5.5m) and Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (£5.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, trading 7.8%, donations and legacies 6.6% and investments 2.9%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £599k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 38 people.