Burnley Youth Theatre

Analysis

Burnley Youth Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burnley. It was registered in April 1996, 30 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 03178207). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Burnley Youth Theatre reported income of £460k and spending of £432k, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £382k to £460k (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 94% 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, Burnley Youth Theatre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Sulgrave Manor Trust (£460k), Jewish Literary Foundation (£462k) and The Museum of Military Medicine Trust (£460k).