The Wayfarers Pantomime Society
Analysis
The Wayfarers Pantomime Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in January 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending February 2025, The Wayfarers Pantomime Society reported income of £61k and spending of £51k, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £76 to £61k (+80126%), an average of +432% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 51966%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, The Wayfarers Pantomime Society sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Earl's Court Community Trust (£61k), Quarry Bank Musical Theatre Society (£61k) and Village Hall Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe (£61k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity is constituted by trust deed, and its objects are to educate young children in the dramatic and operatic arts and to develop their appreciation in the arts by the provision of public performances of pantomime.During the period 2022 - 23, the charity successfully put on the pantomime Sleeping Beauty at the Brewhouse Theatre, Taunton
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Earl's Court Community Trust | London | £61k |
| Quarry Bank Musical Theatre Society | West Midlands | £61k |
| Village Hall Aston Tirrold and Aston Upthorpe | Oxfordshire | £61k |
| Westbury on Trym Village Hall | Bristol | £61k |