New Perspectives Theatre Company

Analysis

New Perspectives Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in September 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 03240198). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, New Perspectives Theatre Company reported income of £451k and spending of £495k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £377k to £451k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 112% 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, New Perspectives Theatre Company 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 Manchester Jazz Festival (£451k), History of Advertising Trust (£452k) and Braintree District Museum Trust (£451k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.