Tynemouth Priory Theatre

Analysis

Tynemouth Priory Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Shields. It was registered in August 1998, 28 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 03407455). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tynemouth Priory Theatre reported income of £81k and spending of £53k, leaving 34% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £81k (+208%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 105%. Over the whole period it spent 73% 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, Tynemouth Priory Theatre sits at the 76th percentile: it is larger than about 76% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah (£81k), Goring and Streatley Festival (£81k) and Shropshire Regimental Museum Trust (£81k).