Shelley Theatre Trust

Analysis

Shelley Theatre Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bournemouth. It was registered in March 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08898891). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Shelley Theatre Trust reported income of £33k and spending of £39k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £107k to £33k (-69%), an average of -26% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income dropped by 58%. 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, Shelley Theatre Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bournville Musical Theatre Company (£33k), Farnham School of Science and Art (£33k) and Radbrook Community Association (£33k).