The Colwall Players

Analysis

The Colwall Players is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Malvern. It was registered in September 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, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Colwall Players reported income of £16k and spending of £14k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £3,248 to £16k (+396%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 254%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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 Colwall Players sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Darton Darby and Joan Club (£16k), Norton St Philip Village Hall Foundation (£16k) and The Headington Singers (£16k).