Sunderland Theatre Company
Analysis
Sunderland Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Sunderland Theatre Company reported income of £42k and spending of £26k, leaving 38% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4,525 to £42k (+837%), an average of +75% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 246%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, Sunderland Theatre Company sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sidmouth School of Art (£42k), Tilford Bach Society (£42k) and Insurance Museum (£42k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The object of the society is to educate the public in the dramatic and operatic arts to further development of the public appreciation and taste in the said arts (to assist and further such charitable institutions and charitable purposes as the committee shall from time to time determine).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Sidmouth School of Art | Sidmouth | £42k |
| Tilford Bach Society | Surrey | £42k |
| Insurance Museum | London | £42k |
| Monmouth Male Voice Choir | Gwent | £42k |