Belarus Free Theatre

Analysis

Belarus Free Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in T129. It was registered in May 2012, 14 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 07897118). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Belarus Free Theatre reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.6m, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £827k to £1.4m (+75%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2022, when income rose by 123%. 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, Belarus Free Theatre sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mathsworlduk (£1.4m), The Silver Society (£1.4m) and Tyne Rivers Trust (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 65% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £280k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.