The Ashton Group Theatre

Analysis

The Ashton Group Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barrow-In-Furness. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04941112). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ashton Group Theatre reported income of £336k and spending of £262k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £186k to £336k (+80%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Ashton Group Theatre sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Community Organisation of Sunderland (£335k), Hounslow Community Transport Limited (£336k) and The Together Project CIO (£335k).