The Big House Theatre Company

Analysis

The Big House Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08297808). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Big House Theatre Company reported income of £952k and spending of £820k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £868k to £952k (+9.6%), an average of +2.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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, The Big House Theatre Company sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Artillery Institution Limited (£951k), Heart of Glass St Helens Limited (£956k) and Creative Land Trust (£950k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and charitable activities 9.6%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £956k would cover about 14 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.