Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust
Analysis
Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shanklin. It was registered in April 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07450494). It says it provides other finance, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust reported income of £75k and spending of £67k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £85k to £75k (-12%), an average of -3.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 156%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Shanklin Theatre and Community Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 67th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include A Child's Heart (£75k), Hounslow P.h.a.b. (£75k) and Doncaster Scout Council - Squirrel Wood (£75k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To preserve for the benefit of the people of Shanklin and the whole of the Isle of Wight, and of the Nation, the historical building known as Shanklin Theatre and any other buildings or artefacts that define the character of the area (including any structure or erection, and any part of a building as so defined) of particular beauty or historical, architectural or constructional interest.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| A Child's Heart | Smethwick | £75k |
| Hounslow P.h.a.b. | Hounslow | £75k |
| Doncaster Scout Council - Squirrel Wood | Doncaster | £75k |
| In2venture | Carlisle | £75k |