Halifax Thespians

Analysis

Halifax Thespians is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Halifax. It was registered in May 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 05010701). It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending February 2026, Halifax Thespians reported income of £130k and spending of £142k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2022 to February 2026, income grew from £68k to £130k (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2023, when income rose by 89%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Halifax Thespians sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wrights Meadow Centre (£130k), The Nottingham Harmonic Society (£130k) and Saddleworth Museum (£130k).

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.