Lichfield Garrick Theatre

Analysis

Lichfield Garrick Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lichfield. It was registered in June 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07972082). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Lichfield Garrick Theatre reported income of £4.4m and spending of £4.4m, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £4.4m (+303%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 145%. 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, Lichfield Garrick 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (£4.4m), The Music Venue Trust (£4.4m) and Derby Museums (£4.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, trading 10%, donations and legacies 1.4% and investments 1.4%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £24k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 6.5%. Reserves of £890k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 75 people.