Third Text Limited

Analysis

Third Text Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 2005, 21 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 05051134). It says it sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Third Text Limited reported income of £106k and spending of £82k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £90k to £106k (+18%), an average of +4.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 103% 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, Third Text Limited sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Cowbridge Music Festival (£106k), Nautical Museums Trust Limited (£107k) and Chalfont St Peter Community Centre (£106k).