Shinfield Players Theatre

Analysis

Shinfield Players Theatre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Reading. It was registered in December 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending July 2026, Shinfield Players Theatre reported income of £72k and spending of £57k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2022 to July 2026, income fell from £74k to £72k (-2.6%), an average of -0.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 68%. Over the whole period it spent 104% 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, Shinfield Players Theatre sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 66th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ribble Valley Jazz & Blues (£72k), The Tabley House Collection Trust (£72k) and Hughenden Valley Village Hall and King George's Field (£72k).