The Playground Theatre Company Limited

Analysis

The Playground Theatre Company Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Greater London. It was registered in March 2001, 25 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 03534123). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Playground Theatre Company Limited reported income of £212k and spending of £194k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £260k to £212k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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 Playground Theatre Company Limited sits at the 86th percentile: it is larger than about 86% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 82nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blackbird Red Rose Productions (£212k), Auto Italia South East Limited (£212k) and Dpa Performing Arts Academy (£212k).