Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company

Analysis

Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Derby. It was registered in November 2013, 13 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 incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company reported income of £45k and spending of £47k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £36k to £45k (+23%), an average of +5.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 62%. Over the whole period it spent 97% 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, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church and Chetwynd Aston Village Hall (£45k), KD Culture (£45k) and City of Bath Bach Choir (£45k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.