The Park Theatre

Analysis

The Park Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2010, 16 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 07091161). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Park Theatre reported income of £2.9m and spending of £2.7m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £2.9m (+86%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 98% 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, The Park Theatre 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 Trinity Community Arts (£2.9m), Artichoke Trust (£2.9m) and The Vindolanda Trust (£2.9m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 46%, charitable activities 42% and donations and legacies 12%. Charitable activities took 61% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 5 months of spending at that rate. It employed 48 people.