The Quay Theatre at Sudbury

Analysis

The Quay Theatre at Sudbury is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sudbury. It was registered in October 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 04838508). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Quay Theatre at Sudbury reported income of £389k and spending of £397k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £260k to £389k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Quay Theatre at Sudbury sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thornham Village Hall and Playing Field (£389k), Absolutely Cultured Limited (£389k) and The Guildford Institute (£389k).

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.