The Northampton Theatres Trust Limited

Analysis

The Northampton Theatres Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in May 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03640915). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Northampton Theatres Trust Limited reported income of £10.2m and spending of £11.6m, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £5.1m to £10.2m (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 108% 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 Northampton Theatres Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Donmar Warehouse Projects Limited (£10.1m), Leeds Culture Trust (£10.3m) and Japan House London Trust (£10.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 14% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 88% of spending and raising funds 12%. It employed 166 people.

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.