The People's Theatre Company

Analysis

The People's Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in September 2003, 23 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04654393). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2026, The People's Theatre Company reported income of £91k and spending of £89k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £23k to £91k (+292%), an average of +41% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2023, when income rose by 416%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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 People's Theatre Company sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include u3a in Bath (£91k), Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours (£91k) and PWRR and Queen's Regiment Museum CIO (£91k).