Zest Theatre

Analysis

Zest Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lincoln. It was registered in October 2011, 15 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 07747048). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Zest Theatre reported income of £332k and spending of £357k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £146k to £332k (+127%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 114%. Over the whole period it spent 95% 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, Zest Theatre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Spoore, Merry and Rixman Foundation (£332k), National Youth Ballet of Great Britain (£332k) and Northern Heartlands (£331k).