The Acorn Music Theatre Trust
Analysis
The Acorn Music Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Henley-On-Thames. It was registered in November 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 trust. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Acorn Music Theatre Trust reported income of £33k and spending of £34k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £28k to £33k (+21%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 92% 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 Acorn Music Theatre Trust sits at the 62nd percentile: it is larger than about 62% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackburn Drama Club (£33k), National Youth Folk Troupe of England (£33k) and Reading Festival Chorus (£33k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Trust runs workshops where young performers collaborate to devise performance pieces which are then staged in such venues as are appropriate to the nature of the work
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Blackburn Drama Club | Blackburn | £33k |
| National Youth Folk Troupe of England | Bicester | £33k |
| Reading Festival Chorus | Reading | £33k |
| Westminster Philharmonic Orchestra | London | £33k |