Icon Theatre

Analysis

Icon Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chatham. It was registered in April 2003, 23 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 04579447). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Icon Theatre reported income of £505k and spending of £539k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £233k to £505k (+117%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 169%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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, Icon Theatre sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Heritage Alliance (£505k), Bromley House Library (£505k) and Encore Enterprises CIO (£504k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 73% and charitable activities 18%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.3%. Reserves of £112k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.