The Kings Theatre Trust Limited

Analysis

The Kings Theatre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southsea. It was registered in August 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03983443). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Kings Theatre Trust Limited reported income of £5.7m and spending of £3.6m, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £5.7m (+398%), an average of +49% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 132%. Over the whole period it spent 76% 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 Kings Theatre Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Television Society (£5.7m), St Bartholomew's Heritage (£5.7m) and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Management Limited (£5.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 67%, donations and legacies 2.4% and investments 2.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £25k. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 136 people.