Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust

Analysis

Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newcastle Upon Tyne. It was registered in September 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03874271). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust reported income of £2.7m and spending of £2.4m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £65k to £2.7m (+4040%), an average of +154% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 1299%. Over the whole period it spent 90% 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, Tyne Theatre and Opera House Preservation Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carbon Gap Ltd (£2.7m), The Kendal Brewery Arts Centre Trust Limited (£2.7m) and Sunderland Culture Limited (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 69% and donations and legacies 31%. Charitable activities took 38% of spending and raising funds 62%. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 122 people.