Dead Earnest Theatre

Analysis

Dead Earnest Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in May 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 03184125). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Dead Earnest Theatre reported income of £13k and spending of £18k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £21k to £13k (-36%), an average of -11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 157%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Dead Earnest Theatre sits at the 38th percentile: it is larger than about 38% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Arts Society-Hull & East Riding (£13k), The Littlemoor Community Action Group (£13k) and Holborn Community Orchestra (£13k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.