Rose Theatre Trust

Analysis

Rose Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2002, 24 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 02288919). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Rose Theatre Trust reported income of £11k and spending of £38k, spending 353% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income fell from £32k to £11k (-67%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 136% 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, Rose Theatre Trust sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 32nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Penelope and Oliver Makower 1974 Charitable Trust (£11k), Riding Mill Drama Club (£11k) and Musicians of All Saints (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.