Penrith Players Theatre

Analysis

Penrith Players Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cumbria. 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 03167924). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Penrith Players Theatre reported income of £183k and spending of £49k, leaving 73% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £23k to £183k (+691%), an average of +68% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 208%. Over the whole period it spent 61% 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, Penrith Players Theatre sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Cromwell Museum Trust (£183k), The Hanover Band Foundation (£183k) and Kingsbridge Age Concern (£183k).