Central Youth Theatre

Analysis

Central Youth Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wolverhampton. It was registered in August 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06264703). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Central Youth Theatre reported income of £159k and spending of £197k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £91k to £159k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Central Youth Theatre sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fassnidge Memorial Trust (£159k), Drukpa Trust (£159k) and Age Concern Crediton (£158k).

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.