British Youth Music Theatre

Analysis

British Youth Music Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 2004, 22 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 04985332). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, British Youth Music Theatre reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £1.5m to £1.3m (-18%), an average of -4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped 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, British Youth Music Theatre sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Armonico Consort Limited (£1.3m), Art Explora UK (£1.3m) and Llenyddiaeth Cymru - Literature Wales (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 48% and donations and legacies 28%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £98k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.