Marina Theatre Trust

Analysis

Marina Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lowestoft. It was registered in September 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 07824326). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Marina Theatre Trust reported income of £2.2m and spending of £2.1m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £725k to £2.2m (+201%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 78%. 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, Marina Theatre Trust sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Saffron Music Trust (£2.2m), The Old Meeting House Trust (£2.2m) and The Museums Association (£2.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and trading 11%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.8%. Reserves of £250k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 44 people.