HighTide Theatre Limited

Analysis

HighTide Theatre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06326484). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2026, HighTide Theatre Limited reported income of £520k and spending of £582k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £472k to £520k (+10%), an average of +2.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 33%. Over the whole period it spent 102% 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, HighTide Theatre Limited sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Music and Arts Production Leeds (£520k), Barnsley Youth Choir CIO (£521k) and Group for Education in Museums (£520k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 77% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £42k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.