Dark Horse Theatre

Analysis

Dark Horse Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in September 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04015695). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Dark Horse Theatre reported income of £187k and spending of £211k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £135k to £187k (+39%), an average of +8.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Dark Horse Theatre sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include United Counties Agricultural and Hunters Society (£187k), Down's Syndrome Manchester (£188k) and Fountain of Life Christian Church UK (£187k).