Corn Exchange Theatre Company

Analysis

Corn Exchange Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincolnshire. It was registered in July 2002, 24 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 04135921). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Corn Exchange Theatre Company reported income of £587k and spending of £327k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £196k to £587k (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 59% 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, Corn Exchange Theatre Company sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include National Association of Flower Arrangement Societies 2003 (£586k), Eil UK (£587k) and The Castle House Trust (£585k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 66%, donations and legacies 19%, trading 13% and investments 2.0%. It employed 4 people.