Friends of the Tivoli

Analysis

Friends of the Tivoli is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in March 1996, 30 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 03001139). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Friends of the Tivoli reported income of £174k and spending of £83k, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £163k to £174k (+6.6%), an average of +1.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 865%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Friends of the Tivoli sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include NTC Touring Theatre Company Limited (£174k), Witham Public Hall Trust Limited (£174k) and The Khayaal Theatre Company (£174k).