The Oxford School of Drama Trust

Analysis

The Oxford School of Drama Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Woodstock. It was registered in December 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 03638842). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Oxford School of Drama Trust reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.7m, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.7m (+26%), an average of +5.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 Oxford School of Drama Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Greenwich Theatre Limited (£1.7m), Theatr Mwldan (£1.7m) and The British School at Athens (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.9% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.